Sparganium eurycarpum
Giant Bur-Reed
Early Drupe, Longitudinal Section
Saginas Lake Dam, South of Hudson Bay on Highway # 982
27-June-2019
Note that most drupes contain two seeds. Note also that some authors refer to the fruit as an achene, although that is technically incorrect.
See here for a key to Saskatchewan Sparganium species created by Anna Leighton and found in Rushes, Bulrushes & Pondweeds plus the remaining Monocots of Saskatchewan by V.L. Harms, A.L. Leighton and M.A. Vetter)
Eurycarpum: Answers to key questions in Rushes, Bulrushes & Pondweeds plus the remaining Monocots of Saskatchewan by V.L. Harms, A.L. Leighton and M.A. Vetter leading to this species. The answers are in the order you would normally work through the key.
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