simplestem bur-reed
branched bur-reed
sparganium erectum latin

Sparganium erectum, the simplestem bur-reed or branched bur-reed, is a perennial plant species in the genus Sparganium.

Tsuruyoshi, a creeping species of the common reed and the branched bur-reed can be found in this area.

Sparganium erectum, the simplestem bur-reed or branched bur-reed, is a perennial plant species in the genus Sparganium.

The vegetation reported from the Malltraeth Marsh consist of reed canary-grass, water-plantain, branched bur-reed, Club rush and reed sweet-grass.

An inventory in 1998 also documented Chara globularis, Common waterweed, White Water-lily, Yellow water-lily, Branched Bur-reed, Flowering rush, and Stratiotes aloides.

Common Birds-foot Trefoil, Ladys Bedstraw, various small Sedges and Sand Sedge are found on the Machair near Loch Dubh, and Loch na mBreac has a good growth of Common Reed, Branched Bur-Reed and Bulrush.

The larvae feed on Carex, Sparganium erectum, Iris pseudacorus and Alisma.

The vegetation is mainly of a mosaic of Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus, branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum and rushes Juncus spp., while Greater Tussock-sedge Carex paniculata is locally dominant.