Unbranched Bur-reed - Sparganium emersum
Description
Medium height plant, with erect or floating stems. Leaves triangular in section not keeled. Inflorescence simple, unbranched, female clusters 3 to 6 the lowermost often stalked. Male clusters 3 to 10 separate from one another like the female, style straight.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Freshwater margins.
When to see it
July and August.
Life History
Perennial.
UK Status
Widespread in Britain but not as common as Branched Bur-reed.
VC55 Status
Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 49 of the 617 tetrads.
 emersum) Pond at Fields Farm (taken 21.7.2006).JPG)
Graham CalowSapcote21 July 2006uncertain id
Graham CalowWitherley01 August 2015long submerged leaves.
 emersum) Pond at Fields Farm (taken 21.7.2006).JPG)
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David NichollsCharity Fields, Desford25 June 2013floating leaves
