Species name :

Sparganium erectum L.

Synonyms :
(basionym or principal syn.)

Sparganium ramosum

Full list of synonyms : [Euro+Med] [PlantList] [IPNI] [POWO] [Catalogue of Life ]

Plant Family :

Typhaceae Juss. (The Cat-tail Family)
2 species from the Typhaceae family are recorded from the Maltese Islands.

English name(s) :

Branched Bur-Reed, Simple-stem Bur-Reed

Maltese name(s) :

Maltese name not known

Status for Malta :

Indigenous. Present on the Maltese islands before man

Frequency :

Very Common     Common     Frequent     Scarce     Rare     Very Rare     Extinct

Growth form :

Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: HYDROPHYTE (living only in water)
Germination [info]: Monocotyledon

Legal Protection [link]:

Not Protected by Law (LN200/2011 or LN311/2006)

Red List (1989) :

This species has a threatened status and is listed in the Red Data Book of the Maltese Islands

Flowering Time :

Apr-Jul

Colour of Flowers:

Green or Inconspicuous

Remarks :

This species was recorded from Malta and reported in old literature but has not been seen anymore in the wild for the last couple of decades. If you think that you have seen this species in the wild from Malta, please email here and provide all details possible and ideally images.

Habitat in Europe:

Data will be available in the next update of this website.

Preferred habitat in Malta:

Data will be available in the next update of this website.

Botanical Description:

Data will be available in the next update of this website.

Distributional map in Europe
and the Mediterranean region (2018):

Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region.
(Euro+Med Checklist, 2017) - Country codes

Ab(A) Ag Au(A) BH Br Bu Cg Co Cs Ct Da Es Fe Ga(F) Ge Gr Hb He Ho Hs(S) Hu It La Lt Ma Rf(C NW S) -Rf(N) Rm Si(S) Sk Sl Sr Su Tu(A E) Uk(K)

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