Typhaceae
Sparganium

Sparganium natans L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 971 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Temp. Northern Hemisphere. It is a helophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Russia, China South-Central, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Labrador, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, Netherlands, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, NW. Balkan Pen., Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Poland, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Saskatchewan, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Tuva, Türkiye, Ukraine, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Siberia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yakutiya, Yukon

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2008). Flora Iberica 18: 1-420. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Hellquist, C.E., Hellquist, C.B. & Whipple, J.J. (2014). New records for rare and under-collected aquatic vascular plants of Yellowstone National Park. Madroño 61: 159-176.
  • Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
  • Naqinezhad, A. & Bidarlord, M. (2015). The genus Sparganium (Typhaceae) in Iran; two new additions for the Flora Iranica area. Iranian Journal of Botany 21: 30-34.
  • Nikolin, E.G. (2020). Opredelitel' vysshikh rasteniy Yakutii: 1-895. Moskva : Tovarishchestvo Nauchnykh Izdaniy KMK Novosibirsk "Nauka".
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Stalažs, A. (2024). List of vascular plants of Latvia (with Latvian names): 1-312. Dobele.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Rui, C. (eds.) (2019). Flora Intramongolica, edition 3, 6: 1-619. Typis Intramongolicae popularis, Huhhot.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
  • Meades, S.J. & Brouillet, L. (2019). Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Newfoundland and Labrador https://newfoundland-labradorflora.ca/checklist/.
  • Naqinezhad, A. & Bidarlord, M. (2015). The genus Sparganium (Typhaceae) in Iran; two new additions for the Flora Iranica area. Iranian Journal of Botany 21: 30-34.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Faurie, P. [10368] Japan K002270414 Yes
Wiegand, K.M. [S.n.] United States K001611240 Yes
Burnham, S.H. [S.n.] United States K001611269 Yes
s.coll. [10368] Japan K002270415 Yes
Macoun, M.A. [143[2]] Canada Sparganium minimum K002270659 Yes
Fernald, M.L. [s.n.] United States Sparganium minimum K002270682 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sparganium minimum K002270172 Yes
Strasser [s.n.] Austria Sparganium minimum K002270150 Yes
Hill, E.J. [s.n.] United States Sparganium minimum K002270677 Yes
Camus, G. [4127] France Sparganium minimum K002270155 Yes
Reverchon, E.; Derbez, A. [210] France Sparganium minimum K002270164 Yes
{C. pin; Willmott, E.A.} [s.n.] France Sparganium minimum K002270160 Yes
Lagger [s.n.] Sparganium minimum K002270149 Yes
Hekking, W.H.A.; Kramer, K.U.; Leeuwenberg, A.J.M.; Westra, L.Y.T. [620] Netherlands Sparganium minimum K002270154 Yes
Devos, A. [10] Sparganium minimum K002270152 Yes
Scoggan, H.J. [3459] Canada Sparganium minimum K002270664 Yes
Davis, P.H.; Hedge, I. [D32595] Türkiye Sparganium minimum K002270337 Yes
Boros, A. [s.n.] Hungary Sparganium minimum K002270151 Yes
Rouy; Willmott, E.A. [s.n.] France Sparganium minimum K002270161 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Bartram, E.B.; Long, B.H.; St. John, H. [6760] Canada Sparganium minimum K002270663 Yes
Bourgeau, C.; Espagne, J. [s.n.] Sparganium minimum K002270169 Yes
Jefferson [s.n.] United States Sparganium minimum K002270680 Yes
Pin, C.; Willmott, E.A. [s.n.] France Sparganium minimum K002270159 Yes
Baldwin, W.K.W.; Breitung, A.J. [4629] Canada Sparganium minimum K002270666 Yes
Haussknecht, C. [s.n.] Sparganium minimum K002270176 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B.H.; St. John, H. [6761] United States Sparganium minimum K002270658 Yes
Levier, E. [s.n.] Italy Sparganium minimum K002270167 Yes
[Hamburg] [s.n.] France Sparganium minimum K002270157 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] Sparganium minimum K001734913 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sparganium minimum K002270174 Yes
Calder, J.A.; Savile, D.B.O.; Ferguson, J.M. [13596] Canada Sparganium minimum K002270667 Yes
Grabmayr, V. [s.n.] Austria Sparganium minimum K002270148 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sparganium minimum K002270171 Yes
Macoun, J. [s.n.] Canada Sparganium minimum K002270678 Yes
Willmott, E.A.; Gonse, E. [s.n.] France Sparganium minimum K002270158 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sparganium minimum K002270175 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] France Sparganium minimum K002270163 Yes
Calder, J.A.; Taylor, R.L. [36724] Canada Sparganium minimum K002270668 Yes
Nelson, A.; Nelson, E. [6554] United States Sparganium minimum K002270679 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Wiegand, K.M. [2433] Canada Sparganium minimum K002270661 Yes
Blake, S.F. [5596] Canada Sparganium minimum K002270662 Yes
Levier, E.; Huter, C. [s.n.] Italy Sparganium minimum K002270168 Yes
Baldwin, W.K.W.; Breitung, A.J. [3566] Canada Sparganium minimum K002270665 Yes
Cyety, L. [s.n.] Sparganium minimum K002270170 Yes
Ruyver, D. [s.n.] Belgium Sparganium minimum K002270153 Yes
{F. g. Schultz} [s.n.] Germany Sparganium minimum K002270156 Yes
Rosendahl, C.O. [880] United States Sparganium minimum K002270657 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France Sparganium minimum K002270166 Yes
Thompson, J.W. [1626] United States Sparganium minimum K002270683 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [s.n.] France Sparganium minimum K002270165 Yes
Gonse; Willmott, E.A. [s.n.] France Sparganium minimum K002270162 Yes
Kozlovsky, V. [s.n.] Georgia Sparganium minimum K002270338 Yes
Churchill, J.R. [s.n.] Canada Sparganium minimum K002270660 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [656] Bulgaria Sparganium minimum K002270173 Yes
Walker, J.H. [s.n.] United States Sparganium minimum K002270681 Yes
Sandwith, C.I.; Sandwith, N.Y. [s.n.] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270060 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sparganium minimum K002270369 Yes
[R. Duyihle] [s.n.] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270106 Yes
Brown, N.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270080 Yes
Korshinsky, S. [s.n.] Russia Sparganium minimum K002270136 Yes
Druce, G.C. [722/5] Ireland Sparganium minimum K002270108 Yes
Druce, G.C. [722/5] Ireland Sparganium minimum K002270109 Yes
[ångsköm] [s.n.] Sweden Sparganium minimum K002270120 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [29003] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270103 Yes
Arnell, W. [s.n.] Sweden Sparganium minimum K002270129 Yes
Worsdell, W.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270082 Yes
{Ch. Brügger} [s.n.] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270073 Yes
[Goppinger] [s.n.] Sparganium minimum K002270146 Yes
Farjon, A.K.; Bridger, M.A. [609] Russia Sparganium minimum K002270364 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270065 Yes
[R. Dryikle] [216] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270107 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270099 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270069 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270076 Yes
{Ap. Burkhardt} [s.n.] Sparganium minimum K002270142 Yes
H.S.T. [s.n.] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270086 Yes
J.M.N. [s.n.] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270100 Yes
Dony, J.G. [s.n.] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270113 Yes
s.coll. [1461] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270083 Yes
[ängukon] [s.n.] Sweden Sparganium minimum K002270119 No
Townsend, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270084 Yes
Brown, R. [1144X] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270105 Yes
Hunt, P.F. [1468] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270095 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270101 Yes
Babington, C.C. [130] Ireland Sparganium minimum K002270111 Yes
Lagger [s.n.] Sparganium minimum K002270144 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Ireland Sparganium minimum K002270110 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270102 Yes
Kihlman, A.O. [s.n.] Finland Sparganium minimum K002270117 Yes
Nannfeldt, J.A. [s.n.] Sweden Sparganium minimum K002270115 Yes
Jackson, G. [s.n.] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270098 Yes
Kihlman, A.O. [s.n.] Finland Sparganium minimum K002270116 Yes
Beckwith, W.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270074 Yes
Drummond, R.B. [820] Ireland Sparganium minimum K002270063 Yes
Thompson, W.E. [49472] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270068 Yes
Thompson, W.E. [49472] Isle of Man Sparganium minimum K002270075 Yes
Sandberg, C. [s.n.] Sweden Sparganium minimum K002270126 Yes
Worsdell, W.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270077 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S. [175] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270088 Yes
Lagger [s.n.] Sparganium minimum K002270143 Yes
Kharkevich, S.; Barkalov, V. [s.n.] Russia Sparganium minimum K002270365 Yes
Puring, N. [s.n.] Russia Sparganium minimum K002270135 Yes
[Nevin] [941] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270061 Yes
Stormer, P. [s.n.] Norway Sparganium minimum K002270114 Yes
[J. C. M. Bremer] [1459] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270071 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270104 Yes
Dixon Hewitt, H. [s.n.] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270090 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S. [2990] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270062 Yes
[Hav Strandmark] [s.n.] Sweden Sparganium minimum K002270131 Yes
Devis, H.F. [s.n.] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270089 Yes
s.coll. [1209] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270093 Yes
Lousley, J.E. [11th] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270070 Yes
[Forfow] [s.n.] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270097 Yes
Collett, R. [s.n.] Norway Sparganium minimum K002270132 Yes
Hosking, A. [s.n.] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270091 Yes
Ringselle, G.A. [s.n.] Sweden Sparganium minimum K002270121 Yes
Ahlberg, F. [s.n.] Sweden Sparganium minimum K002270133 Yes
Böcker, R. [PLHDD99] Sparganium minimum K002270139 Yes
A.W.H. [s.n.] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270067 Yes
Rothert, W.; Werner, E. [367] Sparganium minimum K002270137 Yes
Woodward, A.S. [s.n.] Switzerland Sparganium minimum K002270147 Yes
Robson, N.K.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270096 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270066 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sweden Sparganium minimum K002270118 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sparganium minimum K002270367 Yes
[Buckward] [s.n.] Sparganium minimum K002270138 Yes
Blanchet [s.n.] Sparganium minimum K002270145 Yes
Kamchatskiy; [illegibl [s.n.] Sparganium minimum K002270368 Yes
[Arnott] [s.n.] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270079 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Sparganium minimum K002270366 Yes
[F. Ahlberg] [s.n.] Sweden Sparganium minimum K002270130 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sparganium minimum K002270370 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270092 Yes
Anderson; Wallman [s.n.] Sweden Sparganium minimum K002270128 Yes
Puring, N. [s.n.] Russia Sparganium minimum K002270134 Yes
Thompson, H.S. [s.n.] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270087 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sweden Sparganium minimum K002270127 Yes
Alm, C.G. [2918] Sweden Sparganium minimum K002270125 Yes
Buckman [s.n.] Sparganium minimum K002270140 Yes
Lowe, H.E.; Darwell, L. [s.n.] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270072 Yes
Hülphers, A. [s.n.] Sweden Sparganium minimum K002270123 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sparganium minimum K002270141 Yes
Asplund, E. [s.n.] Sweden Sparganium minimum K002270122 Yes
C.R.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270085 Yes
[Ravebrig bog] [s.n.] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270059 Yes
Stalin, A. [s.n.] Sweden Sparganium minimum K002270124 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sparganium minimum K001734912 No
Smith, C. [s.n.] Ireland Sparganium minimum K002270112 Yes
Britton, C.E.; Robinson, F. [354] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270081 Yes
Hunt, P.F.; Summerlayes, V.S. [38[7]8] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270094 Yes
Sandwith, C.I.; Sandwith, N.Y. [s.n.] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270064 Yes
J.D.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom Sparganium minimum K002270078 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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