10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUR REED»
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Wildflowers and Other Plants of Iowa Wetlands
Bur-reed: Sparganium eurycarpum Engelm. 311 Other common names: Giant bur
-reed. Sparganium: From the Greek sparganion or sparganon, "swaddling band"
in allusion to the ribbon-like leaves. Eurycarpum: Meaning "broad-fruited", ...
Sylvan T. Runkel, Dean M. Roosa, 2010
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Plants of Kananaskis Country in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta
BUR-REED FAMILY BUR-REED These are aquatic or marsh plants that grow
from rhizomes. The leafy stems are either erect or floating. The grass-like leaves
are floating and 2-ranked; they are sheathed at the base. The flowers grow in ...
Beryl Hallworth, Chendanda Chengappa Chinnappa, 1997
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The Book of Swamp and Bog: Trees, Shrubs, and Wildflowers of ...
Bur-reeds (Sparganium spp.). Bur-reed family. Floating and emergent herbs in
shallow water, wet ground. Identify bur-reeds by their ribbonlike floating leaves,
or in erect species, their cattail-like leaves bulging at the base of the flower stems.
John Andrew Eastman, 1995
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Field Guide to Tidal Wetland Plants of the Northeastern ...
Similar species: Two other emergent bur-reeds also occur in tidal wetlands:
Branching Bur-reed and Great Bur-reed (see Species 276). Branching Bur-reed (
S. androcladum (Engelm.) Morong) has stiff leaves (keeled or triangular in ...
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Wildflowers of Wisconsin and the Great Lakes Region: A ...
BUR-REED: Sparganiaceae. Hollow stems zigzag. 3-parted flower greenish, tiny,
arranged in round ball-like clusters with the smaller male clusters above the
female clusters. Fruit are a prickly bur of beaked nutlets. Parallel- veined, grass-
like ...
Merel R. Black, Emmet J. Judziewicz, 2009
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Aquatic Plants of Pennsylvania: A Complete Reference Guide
Wildlife, including waterfowl, marsh birds, and muskrats, eat the fruits. Key to the
Species of Bur-reed A. stigmas 2; mature fruits broadest at the top .....................
Sparganium eurycarpum A. stigma 1; mature fruits tapered at both ends B. leaves
...
Timothy A. Block, Ann Fowler Rhoads, 2011
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A Flora of Northeastern Minnesota
Large-fruited Bur-reed. Plants 1 m tall; leaves keeled, stiff, angled; inflorescence
branched, fruiting heads 2-3 cm thick; readily identified by coarse aspect and cleft
style. --Common on shores, marshes throughout area. 7795 St. Louis R at ...
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Pocketguide to Eastern Wetlands:
only American bur-reed several bur-reed species Bur-reed leaf cross section.
Distinguishing Characteristics: Height up to 2 m (6.6'). The leaves of bur-reeds
are fairly similar to cattails, except they are keeled and form a low triangle in
cross ...
T. Travis Brown, Shanda Brown, 2014
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Vascular Flora of Illinois
SPARGANlACEAE— BUR-REED FAMILY 1 Sparganium L. — Bur-reed 1. Plants
floating or suberect; stems to 30 cm long; staminate head 1; pistillate heads about
1 cm in diameter, the lowest short-pedunculate; beak of achene 0.5-1.5 mm ...
Robert H. Mohlenbrock, 2002
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Seventh Catalog of the Vascular Plants of Ohio
Fernald) tZea mays L. Corn, Indian Corn, Maize. Zizania aquatica L. Wild Rice,
Annual Wild Rice. Order Typhales □ SPARGANIACEAE. Bur-reed Family
Sparganium americanum Nutt. American Bur-reed. Sparganium androcladum (
Engelm.) ...
Tom S. Cooperrider, Allison Cusick, John T. Kartesz, 2001
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUR REED»
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UTC Wrestlers Rally to Upset Oklahoma, 19-16
Mappes used great flurry for reverse points, bur Reed gained escape and takedown to lead 7-3 ... Mappes used at escape and stalling against ... «The Chattanoogan, Feb 15»
Projects create 'marsh magic' at Fernhill Wetlands
The other 70 acres will be “emergent wetlands” with pockets of open water dotting a patchwork of sedges, rushes and Bur reed — all plants that ... «Portland Tribune, Oct 14»
Science links: Tyrannosaurus Rex fed on fellow T-Rexes …
Discover reports researchers have found flour grains between stones possibly used for grinding cat tail and bur reed. The humans likely used ... «al.com, Oct 10»
The Stone Age Food Pyramid Included Flour Made From Wild Grains
Another grain was found that appears to be from Sparganium, or bur reed. [USA Today]. Because these people lived long before agriculture, ... «Discover Magazine, Oct 10»
