[The Bur-reed Family on Mt. Adams]

Small Bur-reed, Arctic Bur-reed

Sparganium natans

Synonym: Sparganium minimum

Small Bur-reed, Arctic Bur-reed: Sparganium natans (Synonym: Sparganium minimum)

The photo above shows the submerged leaves of bur-reed as seen in a small pond at Bathtub Meadows at the headwaters of East Canyon Creek on the northern slopes of Mt. Adams.................September 28, 2008.

Small Bur-reed, Arctic Bur-reed: Sparganium natans (Synonym: Sparganium minimum) - Small Bur-reed, Arctic Bur-reed: Sparganium natans (Synonym: Sparganium minimum)

Inflorescence of Small Bur-reed, Arctic Bur-reed: Sparganium natans (Synonym: Sparganium minimum) - Small Bur-reed, Arctic Bur-reed: Sparganium natans (Synonym: Sparganium minimum)

Small Bur-reed, Arctic Bur-reed: Sparganium natans (Synonym: Sparganium minimum)

Small bur-reed as seen in shallow pools in Swampy Meadows, western flanks of Mt. Adams...........August 30, 2012.

Small Bur-reed, Arctic Bur-reed: Sparganium natans (Synonym: Sparganium minimum)

Small bur-reed as seen in a small poos at Baby Shoe Pass meadows along FS Road 23 on the northwestern flanks of Mt. Adams...........August 27, 2012.

Paul Slichter