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Common and widespread throughout the UK but absent from the Highlands of Scotland. Habitat includes: Wet, mesotrophic or eutrophic places such as marshland, ponds, lakes, canals, rivers, streams, ditches, dykes and rhynes etc. Growing habit: Rhizomatous Perennial. Height: Up to 1.5 m. Flowers: July to August. Other names include: Simple-stem Bur-reed.

Stace 4:

Sparganium erectum L. - Branched Bur-reed.

Stems erect, to 1.5m; leaves strongly keeled throughout; inflorescence branched, with >1 head on main branches; (2n=30). Native; by ponds, lakes slow rivers and canals, in marshy fields and ditches; common throughout most of British Isles.

Key:

• Inflorescence branched, the male heads borne at apex of branches as well as main axis; tepals dark-tipped

Useful Links:

Naturespot

Online Atlas of the British and Irish Flora

First Nature

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