Top native bur-reeds
9 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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American Bur-reed
Sparganium americanum
caterpillars
7
food
12
flowers
2
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Narrow-leaved Bur-reed
Sparganium angustifolium
caterpillars
2
food
13
flowers
3
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Big Bur-reed
Sparganium eurycarpum
caterpillars
2
food
12
flowers
4
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Unbranched Bur-reed
Sparganium emersum
caterpillars
2
food
11
flowers
2
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Small Bur-reed
Sparganium natans
caterpillars
2
food
10
flowers
2
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Floating Bur-reed
Sparganium fluctuans
caterpillars
2
food
9
flowers
2
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Branching Bur-reed
Sparganium androcladum
caterpillars
2
food
6
flowers
2
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Branched Bur-reed
Sparganium erectum
caterpillars
1
food
9
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Northern Bur-reed
Sparganium hyperboreum
caterpillars
1
food
4