Perennials > Sparganium > Sparganium americanum > Sparganium americanum
Sparganium americanum
| Family |
| Typhaceae (Sparganiaceae) |
| Genus |
| Sparganium |
| Species |
| americanum |
| Category |
| Perennials |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Habitat |
| Lakes, ponds, rivers and streams (Aquatic wetlands). |
| Leaf Description |
| Alternate, 1 leaf per node along the stem. The leaf blade is linear and narrow. |
| Flower Description |
| Flowers grow out of axil and are bur-like. |
| Fruit Description |
| The fruit is fleshy with a firm inner ovary wall that encloses the seed. Dry, usually 1 seed and 3.5 - 7 mm long. |
| Colour Description |
| The leaves are green. The flowers are a greenish-yellow. |
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