Family Code: TYPHAC Genus Code: SPARG Genus CN: bur-reed Genus Authority: L. Genus Summary: A genus of about 14 species, wetland and aquatic herbs, primarily circumboreal in arctic and temperate regions, but also in the tropics of Asia, and temperate Australia. Genus References: Cook & Nicholls (1986, 1987)=V; Sulman et al. (2013); Ito et al. (2015); Kaul in FNA (2000); Thieret (1982)=Z; Beal (1960)=Y; Crow & Hellquist (2000b)=X; Kubitzki in Kubitzki (1998b). Last Updated: 2019-11-29 Publish: 1