Struchium sparganophorum (L.) Kuntze

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Photo: Bart Wursten
Moenge, Itimbiri River.

Synonyms:	Ethulia sparganophora L. Ethulia struchium Sw. Sparganophorus africanus (P.Beauv.) Steud. Sparganophorus ethulia Crantz Sparganophorus fasciatus Poir. Sparganophorus fasciculatus Steud. Sparganophorus fuscatus Steud. Sparganophorus sparganophora (L.) C.Jeffrey Sparganophorus struchium (Sw.) Poir. Sparganophorus vaillantii Crantz Struchium africanum P.Beauv. Struchium americanum Poir. Struchium herbaceum J.St.-Hil.
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Status:	Introduced and naturalized
Description:	For descriptions see World Flora Online
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Habitat:	semi-aquatic; in wet places in riverine forest, riverbanks and marshy places in forest.
Altitude range: (metres)	Up to 1150 m
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Worldwide distribution:	native to the tropical Americas and introduced in tropical Africa, Madagascar, India and South-east Asia.
Botanical divisions:	VI
Growth form(s):	Annual.
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Images last updated:	Friday 3 October 2025
Literature:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Struchium sparganophorum
African Plant Database: Struchium sparganophorum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Struchium sparganophorum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Struchium sparganophorum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Struchium sparganophorum
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iNaturalist: Struchium sparganophorum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Struchium sparganophorum
JSTOR Plant Science: Struchium sparganophorum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Struchium sparganophorum
Plants of the World Online: Struchium sparganophorum
Tropicos: Struchium sparganophorum
Wikipedia: Struchium sparganophorum