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Sparganium hyperboreum

Laestad. ex Beurling

Northern Bur-reed

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.136031

Element CodePMSPA01080

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderTyphales

FamilyTyphaceae

GenusSparganium

Other Common Names

northern bur-reed (EN) Rubanier hyperboréal (FR)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-05-16

Change Date1989-12-14

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Labrador	S4	Yes
Quebec	S4	Yes
Yukon Territory	S4	Yes
Northwest Territories	S4	Yes
Ontario	S2	Yes
Alberta	S3	Yes
Nova Scotia	S2	Yes
Nunavut	S4	Yes
British Columbia	S5	Yes
Saskatchewan	S1	Yes
Manitoba	S3	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	S3	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Alaska	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Alaska (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Prince William Sound Is.	Chugach National Forest	118,698

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2000. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 22. Magnoliophyta: Alismatidae, Arecidae, Commelinidae (in part), and Zingiberidae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiii + 352 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.