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PLANTS

Narrowleaf bur-reed

Sparganium angustifolium

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Narrowleaf bur-reed, photo 1 of 5
Narrowleaf bur-reed, In flower
Narrowleaf bur-reed, In fruit

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in conifers and near water.

There are 225 observations of Narrowleaf bur-reed in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Côte-Nord and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August and become rare from October to June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Nord-du-Québec58
  2. Côte-Nord57
  3. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean20
  4. Capitale-Nationale17
  5. Laurentides14
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent12
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine10
  8. Outaouais9
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches8
  10. Abitibi-Témiscamingue8
  11. Estrie7
  12. Mauricie3
  13. Lanaudière1
  14. Centre-du-Québec1

Habitat

ConifersCephas
Water’s edgepeupleloup
MountainJosyan Pierson

Similar species

European bur-reedSparganium emersum
High-northern burreedSparganium hyperboreum
Small bur-reedSparganium natans
Giant burreedSparganium eurycarpum
Floating bur-reedSparganium fluctuans
American burreedSparganium americanum
American eelgrassVallisneria americana
Water mannagrassGlyceria fluitans