Sparganium Research Page

Josh Sulman

Sparganium the bur-reeds: a group of grasslike, aquatic plants with spherical heads of flowers and fruits. Found in wetlands and aquatic habitats across the cool regions of the globe. This group is the focus of my graduate research. I study the evolutionary relationships of the 14 (or more) species, and their distributions across gradients in the environment. The results of a four-gene phylogenetic analysis of 40 accessions from around the world will be coming soon.

 

Current projects:  Sparganium treatment in New Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada (update to Gleason & Cronquist, 1991)  

Photo galleries of Sparganium and other Wisconsin plants

 

Guide to the Sparganium of Wisconsin

 

Sparganium erectum in the Middle East:  specimens from Israel and Syria.

 

Wisconsin distribution & herbarium records

 

Sparganium in Flora of North America

 

Joshua Sulman, M.S.

Department of Botany

University of Wisconsin-Madison

 

Contact: jdsulman@gmail.com

more info: wiswoodswater.com

 

                                updated March 11, 2013