“Colby-Sawyer people are really nice to be around, and the professors are great. Some of the classes have really changed my life, and I didn't expect that.”
Marianne Lamas, Psychology major
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Bur-Reed Sparganium Spp.
Bur-Reed Sparganiaceae family
Leaves: Green and flat. Stiff, upright stalks that bulge at the base.
Form/Habitat: Grows up to 3.5' tall. Wet places, swamps and marshes. Bur-reed often has its "feet wet."
The flower or female inflorescnce is a round hard, spiky ball made from smaller tear-shaped sacs.
NWI status: OBL
Text by Thad Soule for CES301.
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