Brasenia schreberi J. F. Gmel.
Detail
- Family
- Cabombaceae
- Botanical Name
- Brasenia schreberi J. F. Gmel.
- Common Name
- Water Shield
- Synonym(s)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Brasenia schreberi J.F. Gmel.
- Comments
- Habitat
- Beaver ponds, old mill ponds, and other impoundments; also in more natural habitats of depression ponds, sluggish streams, and floodplain pools. Frequent to locally common in the inner Coastal Plain and outer Piedmont; infrequent elsewhere. This species appears to be spreading rapidly in Virginia, especially in the Piedmont, and dominates some impoundments with extensive colonies.
- Native Status
- Native
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