Brasenia schreberi

J. F. Gmelin

Syst. Nat. 1: 853. 1791.

Common names: Water-shield purple wen-dock brasénie de Schreber
Illustrated
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.

Leaf blade 3.5-13.5 × 2-8 cm. Flowers ca. 2 cm diam.; perianth parts dull purple, 10-20 × 2-7 mm; petals slightly longer and narrower than sepals. Fruits 6-10 mm. Seeds 1-2, 2.5-4 × 2-3 mm. 2n = 80.


Phenology: Flowering late spring–summer.
Habitat: Oligotrophic or mesotrophic ponds, lakes, and sluggish streams
Elevation: 0-2000 m

Distribution

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Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.S., Ont., Que., Ala., Alaska, Ark., Calif., Conn., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Mont., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Oreg., Pa., R.I., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Vt., Va., Wash., W.Va., Wis., Mexico, West Indies (Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola), Central America (Guatemala and Belize), South America (se Venezuela), e Asia, Africa, e Australia.

Discussion

Lower Taxa

None.
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John. H. Wiersema +
J. F. Gmelin +
Water-shield +, purple wen-dock +  and brasénie de Schreber +
Alta. +, B.C. +, Man. +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.) +, N.S. +, Ont. +, Que. +, Ala. +, Alaska +, Ark. +, Calif. +, Conn. +, Del. +, D.C. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, Idaho +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Ky. +, La. +, Maine +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, Mont. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Oreg. +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.C. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +, Vt. +, Va. +, Wash. +, W.Va. +, Wis. +, Mexico +, West Indies (Cuba +, Jamaica +, Hispaniola) +, Central America (Guatemala and Belize) +, South America (se Venezuela) +, e Asia +, Africa +  and e Australia. +
0-2000 m +
Oligotrophic or mesotrophic ponds, lakes, and sluggish streams +
Flowering late spring–summer. +
osborn1988a +
W2 +  and Illustrated +
Brasenia schreberi +
Brasenia +
species +