Sparganium fluctuans

Sparganium fluctuans
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Typhaceae
Genus:	Sparganium
Species:	S. fluctuans
Binomial name
Sparganium fluctuans (Engelm. ex Morong) B.L. Rob.

Sparganium fluctuans is a species of bur-reed found in North America known by the common name floating bur-reed. ^[2] It is listed as endangered in Connecticut. ^[3]

References

1. Maiz-Tome, L. (2016). "Sparganium fluctuans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T64325118A67731052. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T64325118A67731052.en . Retrieved 2 August 2025.
2. NRCS. "Sparganium fluctuans". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2 April 2021.
3. "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 17 January 2018. (Note: This list is newer than the one used by plants.usda.gov and is more up-to-date.)