| Family | Sparganiaceae |
| Scientific name | Sparganium erectum L. |
| Synonyms | Sparganium acaule (Beeby) Rydberg; Sparganium angustifolium Michaux subsp. emersum (Rehmann) Brayshaw; Sparganium californicum Greene; Sparganium chlorocarpum Rydberg; Sparganium chlorocarpum Rydberg var. acaule (Beeby) Fernald; Sparganium coreanum H. Léveillé; Sparganium emersum Rehmann; Sparganium emersum Rehmann subsp. acaule (Beeby ex Macoun) C. D. K. Cook & M. S. Nicholls; Sparganium erectum L. subsp. polyedrum (Ascherson & Graebner) Schinz & Thellung; Sparganium erectum L. subsp. stoloniferum (Buchanan-Hamilton ex Graebner) C. D. K. Cook & M. S. Nicholls; Sparganium erectum L. subsp. stoloniferum (Buchanan-Hamilton ex Graebner) H. Hara; Sparganium erectum L. var. microcarpum (K. G. Neumann) Hiitonen; Sparganium erectum L. var. oocarpum Čelakovský; Sparganium eurycarpum Engelmann ex A. Gray; Sparganium eurycarpum Engelmann ex A. Gray var. greenei (Morong) Graebner; Sparganium greenei Morong; Sparganium neglectum Beeby; Sparganium polyedrum (Ascherson & Graebner) Juzepczuk; Sparganium ramosum Hudson; Sparganium ramosum Hudson var. microcarpum (K. G. Neumann) Hiitonen; Sparganium ramosum Hudson var. polyedrum (Ascherson & Graebner) Holmberg; Sparganium stoloniferum Buchanan-Hamilton ex Graebner; Sparganium stoloniferum Buchanan-Hamilton ex Graebner var. coreanum (H. Léveillé) H. Hara |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) mikuri (ミクリ, 実栗 [meaning: maron fruits]) |
| (English common name) bur-reed, knop-sedge, seggs | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Eurasia, Northern Africa, Canada, USA, Mexico | |
| Habitat | Swamp |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=30 |
| Description | Plants 50-100cm tall. Leaves 8-14mm wide. Flowers flowering in June to August. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Sparganium erectum L. |
| Sparganium eurycarpum Engelmann | |
| Sparganium erectum L. | |
| Mycoherbicidal delivery compositions, preparation and methods for controlling aquatic weeds (US Patent 5945099/1998) | |
| Process for purification of waste waters and contaminant spills based on the use of cultivated emergent macrophytes converted into floating cultures (US Patent 6322699/2001) | |
| Herbicidal compositions with substituted phenylsulfonylureas for controlling weeds in rice (US Patent 6492301/2002) |
| July 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
July 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
July 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
| July 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
July 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
July 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |