You have provided some good pitures. The seed heads confirm the name as burr reed Sparganium genus. As the heads mature and dry they will become hard and spiny with seeds inside. You are teaching us that it can grow submerged at least for part of the life cycle. Interesting feature.

Last edited by Bill Cody; 07/16/16 07:53 PM.

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