Echinodorus berteroi
upright burhead, upright burrhead, tall burhead
Family
Alismataceae
Leaf Arrangement
basal (rosulate)
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
lanceolate, ovate
Growth Form
forb, emergent aquatic, aquatic
Flower Month
June - October
Height (meters)
0.1 - 0.6
Milky Sap
Yes
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
OBL
Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism
5
Field Characters
Sepals with smooth veins. Scape rigidly erect at maturity. Achenes with entire keels and erect beak. 2 glands at base of beak.
Habitat
In swamps, ditches, often in sandy soil.