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Brasenia schreberi J.F. Gmel.
watershield

       
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Photo of Brasenia schreberi J.F. Gmel.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Brasenia schreberi J.F. Gmel.

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Synonyms:
Brasenia schreberi J.F. Gmel.

  BRPE2 Brasenia peltata Pursh
 

Distribution:
Brasenia schreberi J.F. Gmel.

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Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AK, AL, AR, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Brasenia schreberi J.F. Gmel.

View 2 genera in Cabombaceae, 1 species in Brasenia
 

Classification:
Brasenia schreberi J.F. Gmel.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Magnoliidae
Order Nymphaeales
Family Cabombaceae – Water-shield family
Genus Brasenia Schreb. – brasenia
Species Brasenia schreberi J.F. Gmel. – watershield
 

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Brasenia schreberi J.F. Gmel.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL NO NO OBL OBL OBL NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:

Brasenia schreberi J.F. Gmel.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin         Minor      
Yarrow         High      

Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press, Birmingham.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Brasenia schreberi J.F. Gmel.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 18370.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Brasenia schreberi J.F. Gmel.

CT-Connecticut Botanical Society

FL-Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants

MN & WI-Wetland Plants and Plant Communities

MN-Managing Aquatic Plants in Minnesota Lakes

SC-Aquatic Plant Management (DNR)

TN-University of Tennessee at Knoxville Botany

VA-Virginia Tech Weed Identification Guide

WA-Department of Ecology Water Quality Program

 
 
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