PLANTS Profile for Brasenia schreberi (watershield)

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PLANTS Profile

Brasenia schreberi J.F. Gmel.
watershield

Symbol:

BRSC

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Cabombaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

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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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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

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

Time Generated: 05/25/2013 03:48 PM CDT