Sparganium androcladum

Classification	Monocots
Family	Sparganiaceae
Family (Traditional)	Typhaceae
Genus	Sparganium
Species:	Sparganium androcladum (Engelm.) Morong
Common Name	Branched BurReed
Growth Habit	graminoid
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Aquatic; General Ecology: Mudflat; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Rank: 2-ranked; Leaf Type: grass-like; Leaf Type: sword-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Green; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Achene; Fruit Type: Drupe; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: head; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Pistil Number: 1; Sexuality: monoecious; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	7
Status	Native; AGCP (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL); TN[S1] KY[S4?] (State Rank); G4G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Sparganium americanum var. androcladum	Sparganium americanum var. androcladum
Sparganium simplex var. androcladum	Sparganium simplex var. androcladum Engelm.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Clinton (KY), Edmonson (KY), Henderson (KY), Hopkins (KY), Metcalfe (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Whitley (KY), Putnam (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1978 - 2016

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
N/A	Whitley	Kentucky	08 Jun 2016	Martina Hines 80	EKY Sparganium androcladum
APSC0117031	Edmonson	Kentucky			APSC Sparganium androcladum
31234100174380	Henderson	Kentucky	28 Aug 1980	Richard H. Hannan 5269	EKY Sparganium androcladum
APSC0094531	Metcalfe	Kentucky			APSC Sparganium androcladum
APSC0117030	Henderson	Kentucky			APSC Sparganium androcladum
31234100174406	Hopkins	Kentucky	12 Aug 1980	Richard H. Hannan 5048	EKY Sparganium androcladum
APSC0117036	Putnam	Tennessee			APSC Sparganium androcladum
31234100174125	Muhlenberg	Kentucky	05 Aug 1980	Richard H. Hannan 4871	EKY Sparganium androcladum
31234100174398	Muhlenberg	Kentucky	21 Nov 1978	Richard H. Hannan 1000	EKY Sparganium androcladum
APSC0117028	Henderson	Kentucky			APSC Sparganium androcladum
31234100174281	Clinton	Kentucky	05 Jul 2000	Mark A. Gorton 00-450	EKY Sparganium androcladum
31234100174299	Clinton	Kentucky	30 Jul 1999	Mark A. Gorton 99-677	EKY Sparganium androcladum

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Sparganium androcladum

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