Flora of Newfoundland and Labrador
Flora of Newfoundland and Labrador
Cabombaceae/Cabombacées - Watershield Family
Brasenia schreberi J.F.Gmel.
En: watershield, purple wendock
Fr: brasénie de Schreber
Provincial Status: N
Range: Temp., mainly eNA, also worldwide in temp. and trop. upland areas, except Europe; wNfld.; aq.

[=Brasenia hydropeltis Muhl., nom. illeg. superfl.]
[=Brasenia nymphoides Baill.]
[=Brasenia pelta Casp., orth. var.]
[=Brasenia peltata Pursh, nom. illeg. superfl.]
[=Brasenia purpurea (Michx.) Casp.]
[=Brasenia purpurea (Michx.) A.Heller 1893 nom. illeg. isonym., non (Michx.) Casp. 1874]
[=Cabomba peltata F.Muell., nom. illeg.]
[=Hydropeltis pulla Salisb.]
[=Hydropeltis purpurea Michx.]
[=Menyanthes peltata Thunb.]

[Brasenia schreberi is known from a single oligotrophic pond in Gros Morne National Park, Nfld. (Bouchard et al. 1991).]

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