Narrowleaf Bur-reed

Name : Narrowleaf Bur-reed 

Family : Sparganiaceae 

Leaf : Long narrow band ; floats on the water. 

Flowers : Light green male spheres composed of small white thorns ; female spheres are dark green in colour. 

Size : Approximately 1 m. 

Did you know that the Narrowleaf Bur-reed is also known as “swamp cauliflower” due to the resemblance of its inflorescence to a miniature cauliflower?