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PLANTS

Giant burreed

Sparganium eurycarpum

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialGreen flowers
Giant burreed, photo 1 of 5
Giant burreed, In flower
Giant burreed, In fruit
1.5 mHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 1.5 m. Grows in marshes.

There are 267 observations of Giant burreed in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Côte-Nord and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie65
  2. Côte-Nord38
  3. Outaouais37
  4. Capitale-Nationale24
  5. Estrie17
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches12
  7. Laurentides12
  8. Mauricie12
  9. Montréal12
  10. Lanaudière10
  11. Laval6
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent6
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue6
  14. Centre-du-Québec5
  15. Nord-du-Québec3
  16. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2

Habitat

MarshVyacheslav Argenberg

Similar species

American burreedSparganium americanum
European bur-reedSparganium emersum
Branched burreedSparganium androcladum
Narrowleaf bur-reedSparganium angustifolium
TOXIC
CalamusAcorus calamus
Small bur-reedSparganium natans
Gray's sedgeCarex grayi
Floating bur-reedSparganium fluctuans
Button eryngoEryngium yuccifolium
Narrowleaf cattailTypha angustifolia
Reed mannagrassGlyceria maxima
TOXIC
Sweet-flagAcorus americanus