| Accepted name: |
Brasenia schreberi J. F. Gmel. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Brasenia peltata Pursh
-Hydropeltis purpurea Michx.
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| English names: |
Water-shield
Water-target
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| French names: |
Brasénie de Schreber
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Nymphaeales
Family: Cabombaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HBRASC
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2.4 |
| Lifecycle: |
A |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
The leaves are eaten as vegetables, in Korea also used medicinally(1). |
| Key Characters: |
- |
