Sparganium eurycarpum

Species category

Flower 

Common name

broadfruit bur-reed

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

AcheneAchene:
A dry, hard, one-chambered, one-seeded indehiscent fruit, as in buckwheat (Fagopyrum) or sunflower (Helianthus). The fruit wall is not united with the seed coat.

Shape

Conical 

Size

  • Length 0.8–1 mm 
  • Width 0.5–0.8 mm 
  • Thickness 0.5–0.8 mm 

Color

Dark brown 

Texture

Smooth

Other structures

Straplike structures arise from the base.

Identification notes

Remnant of style on the apexApical:
The distal end of the fruit or seed away from the point of attachment or attachment scar.
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Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Sparganiaceae

Valid name

Sparganium eurycarpum Engelm.

Synonyms

Sparganium californicum Greene
Sparganium eurycarpum Engelm. ssp. eurycarpum

 Sparganium eurycarpum.  Achenes with straplike structures arising from the base. Photo by Julia Scher, USDA-APHIS-PPQ.
Sparganium eurycarpum. Achenes with straplike structures arising from the base. Photo by Julia Scher, USDA-APHIS-PPQ.