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Sparganium eurycarpum

Greater Bur-Reed

Not only is Sparganium eurycarpum, Greater bur-reed, good for providing food and habitat for wildlife, these plants are also extremely useful for improving and maintaining water quality by absorbing nutrients and stabilizing waterlogged areas. Growing 6-7' tall, Greater bur-reed grows in shallow water or flooded soils in sun to part shade. The "burs" are soft-prickly and are not dangerous.

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• Category

  • Native Wetland Grasses

• Characteristics

  • Exposure -Sun
  • Partial Shade
  • > 4'
  • Rhizomatous - Rapid
  • Summer
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Fall
  • Low Marsh 0 - 6"
  • Open Water 12" - 6'
  • Shallow Water 6" - 12"
  • Green
  • Amphibians
  • Cover
  • Fish
  • Food
  • Nesting
  • Waterfowl
  • Deer Resistant
  • OBL
  • Bog/Marsh
  • Marginal
  • Bio Remediation
  • Dried Flower
  • Erosion Control
  • Fibrous Roots
  • Focal Point
  • Great Foliage
  • Mass Planting
  • Native
  • Naturalizing
  • Storm Water Basin
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