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Brasenia schreberi

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Name

Identification
Nymphaea indet. Not on sheet [family NYMPHAEACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet, Hydropeltis purpurea Michx. [family NYMPHAEACEAE ] Verified by Smith, Sir James Edward, Brasenia schreberi J.F.Gmel. [family NYMPHAEACEAE ] Verified by Rhoads, A.,
Related name
  • Brasenia schreberi
  • Hydropeltis purpurea
  • Nymphaea indet.
Common name
  • brasénie de Schreber, Flora of North America Vol. 3
  • purple wen-dock, Flora of North America Vol. 3
  • Water-shield, Flora of North America Vol. 3

Flora

Entry for Brasenia schreberi J. F. Gmelin [family CABOMBACEAE]
Herbarium
Flora of North America (FNA)
Collection
Flora of North America
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of North America, Vol 3,
Names
Brasenia schreberi J. F. Gmelin [family CABOMBACEAE], Syst. Nat., 1: 853. 1791
Information
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
Altitude range
0-2000 m
Distribution
MexicoWest Indies (Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola)Central America (Guatemala and Belize)South America (se Venezuela)e AsiaAfricae Australia.USA Ala.USA AlaskaUSA Ark.USA Calif.USA Conn.USA Del.USA D.C.USA Fla.USA Ga.USA IdahoUSA Ill.USA Ind.USA IowaUSA Kans.USA Ky.USA La.USA MaineUSA Md.USA Mass.USA Mich.USA Minn.USA Miss.USA Mo.USA Mont.USA N.H.USA N.J.USA N.Y.USA N.C.USA OhioUSA Okla.USA Oreg.USA Pa.USA R.I.USA S.C.USA Tenn.USA Tex.USA Vt.USA Va.USA Wash.USA W.Va.USA Wis.Canada Alta.Canada B.C.Canada Man.Canada N.B.Canada Nfld.Canada N.S.Canada Ont.Canada Que.

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