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Bur reed

Sparganium spp.

Sparganiaceae

Bur reeds are found in shallow water or mud, but they seldom form extensive patches. The young plant resembles a large, erect grass with white blossoms. When young, they can be confused with cattails; however, but bur reed flowers are not in terminal spikes but in round heads, mainly at the side of the stems. Height can be up to seven feet. Like the bulrush, bur reed flowers during July and August. Flowers are replaced by round seed heads resembling burrs.

Bulbous stem bases and tuberous roots can be used for food in much the same way as those of the bulrush.