Common Burreed

Sparganium eurycarpum

Common Burreed - Common Burreed

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Common Bur-reed is a herbaceous, native marsh or pond plant.  This species prefers more temperate and colder lattitudes and is widely found in eastern North America.  The rootstocks and leaves were used by some Native Americans for treatment of chills, chest pains, and abdominal pains.

Photo courtesy of Robert H. Mohlenbrock, hosted by the USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester.