Brasenia schreberi J.F.Gmel.

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Cabombaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Brasenia schreberi J.F.Gmel.

  • Description

    Species Description - Stem to 2 m; lf-blades elliptic, 4–12 cm, half as wide; fls dull purple, on stout peduncles to 15 cm; sep and pet persistent, the latter 12–16 mm, the former somewhat shorter; 2n=80. Quiet water; N.S. and e. Que. to Minn., s. to Fla. and Tex.; also on the Pacific slope, and in tropical Amer., and the Old World. Summer.