Brasenia schreberi

ClassificationDicots
FamilyCabombaceae
Family (Traditional)Cabombaceae
GenusBrasenia
Species:Brasenia schreberi J. F. Gmel.
Common NameWatershield
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: FCFSP; Natural Area Presence: LC; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Aquatic; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: palmate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon); Base Flower Color: Purple; Carpel Number/Pistil: 4; Carpel Number/Pistil: 5; Carpel Number/Pistil: 6; Carpel Number/Pistil: 7; Carpel Number/Pistil: 8; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Achene; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: solitary; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Number: 6; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 13+
C value 6
StatusNative; AGCP (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S3S4] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Cabomba peltata Cabomba peltata (Pursh) F.Müll.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Ballard (KY), Caldwell (KY), Carter (KY), Clinton (KY), Edmonson (KY), Greenup (KY), Harlan (KY), Hart (KY), Hickman (KY), Jefferson (KY), Laurel (KY), Lyon (KY), McCreary (KY), Madison (KY), Menifee (KY), Montgomery (KY), Trigg (KY), Carroll (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Franklin (TN), Grundy (TN), Henderson (TN), Henry (TN), McNairy (TN), Marion (TN), Montgomery (TN), Morgan (TN), Overton (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Scott (TN), Stewart (TN), Sullivan (TN), Van Buren (TN), White (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, MEM, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1950 - 2018

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100346442 McCreary Kentucky 07 Jul 1994 Gary W. Libby
407
EKY
Brasenia schreberi
31234100346343 Carter Kentucky 01 Jul 1965 Elizabeth M. Browne
10612
EKY
Brasenia schreberi
31234100346400 Madison Kentucky 04 Oct 2004 Amy McIntosh
44
EKY
Brasenia schreberi
31234100781036 Menifee Kentucky 07 Jul 2017 Thomas McFadden
581
EKY
Brasenia schreberi
31234100346384 Laurel Kentucky 13 Jul 1990 Ronald L. Jones
6503
EKY
Brasenia schreberi
31234100346426 Madison Kentucky 17 May 1993 Timothy J. Weckman
188
EKY
Brasenia schreberi
31234100346368 Harlan Kentucky 16 Jul 1978 J. Skidmore
12
EKY
Brasenia schreberi
31234100346434 McCreary Kentucky 12 Jul 1991 Douglas Stephens
41
EKY
Brasenia schreberi
31234100346418 Madison Kentucky 12 Jul 1992 Timothy J. Weckman
36
EKY
Brasenia schreberi
31234100346517 White Tennessee 01 Aug 1987 Ronald L. Jones
5201
EKY
Brasenia schreberi
31234100346376 Laurel Kentucky 25 Sep 1999 Amanda N. Allen
30
EKY
Brasenia schreberi
31234100346350 Clinton Kentucky 03 Jul 2000 Mark A. Gorton
00-411
EKY
Brasenia schreberi
31234100346509 Cumberland Tennessee 01 Aug 1988 Ronald L. Jones
5477
EKY
Brasenia schreberi
31234100346392 Madison Kentucky 23 Oct 1980 J. Stuart Lassetter
3552
EKY
Brasenia schreberi
BEREA011088 Laurel Kentucky
BEREA
Brasenia schreberi
BEREA011089 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Brasenia schreberi
BEREA011090 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Brasenia schreberi
BEREA011086 Harlan Kentucky
BEREA
Brasenia schreberi
BEREA011092 McCreary Kentucky
BEREA
Brasenia schreberi
31973000007931 Carter Kentucky 02 Jul 1973 Roberts, M.
3740
KNK
Brasenia schreberi
31973000005409 Greenup Kentucky 03 Jul 2016 Clay, Troy
s.n.
KNK
Brasenia schreberi
31973000007932 McCreary Kentucky 07 Jul 1994 Libby, Gary
407
KNK
Brasenia schreberi
TENN-V-0095371 White Tennessee
TENN
Brasenia schreberi
TENN-V-0095369 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Brasenia schreberi
TENN-V-0095360 McNairy Tennessee
TENN
Brasenia schreberi
TENN-V-0095356 Carroll Tennessee
TENN
Brasenia schreberi
TENN-V-0095358 Henderson Tennessee
TENN
Brasenia schreberi
TENN-V-0095367 Putnam Tennessee
TENN
Brasenia schreberi
TENN-V-0095359 Henry Tennessee
TENN
Brasenia schreberi
TENN-V-0095383 Trigg Kentucky
TENN
Brasenia schreberi
TENN-V-0095364 Putnam Tennessee
TENN
Brasenia schreberi
TENN-V-0095373 White Tennessee
TENN
Brasenia schreberi
TENN-V-0095362 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Brasenia schreberi
TENN-V-0095365 Putnam Tennessee
TENN
Brasenia schreberi
TENN-V-0095357 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Brasenia schreberi
TENN-V-0095382 Hickman Kentucky
TENN
Brasenia schreberi
TENN-V-0095368 Scott Tennessee
TENN
Brasenia schreberi
TENN-V-0095370 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Brasenia schreberi
TENN-V-0095381 Carter Kentucky
TENN
Brasenia schreberi
TENN-V-0095361 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Brasenia schreberi
TENN-V-0095372 White Tennessee
TENN
Brasenia schreberi
TENN-V-0095363 Overton Tennessee
TENN
Brasenia schreberi
TENN-V-0095366 Putnam Tennessee
TENN
Brasenia schreberi
UCHT011667 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Brasenia schreberi
UCHT011666 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Brasenia schreberi
APSC0020490 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Brasenia schreberi
APSC0103789 Caldwell Kentucky
APSC
Brasenia schreberi
APSC0020492 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Brasenia schreberi
APSC0103790 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Brasenia schreberi
APSC0063421 Ballard Kentucky
APSC
Brasenia schreberi
APSC0094680 McCreary Kentucky
APSC
Brasenia schreberi
APSC0020493 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Brasenia schreberi
APSC0103791 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Brasenia schreberi
APSC0107046 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Brasenia schreberi
APSC0020489 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Brasenia schreberi
APSC0020491 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Brasenia schreberi
APSC0058527 Hart Kentucky
APSC
Brasenia schreberi
APSC0103787 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Brasenia schreberi
APSC0020494 Polk Tennessee
APSC
Brasenia schreberi
APSC0020488 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Brasenia schreberi
APSC0091520 Montgomery Tennessee 17 Jun 2017 Mason Brock
APSC
Brasenia schreberi
APSC0103779 Edmonson Kentucky
APSC
Brasenia schreberi
APSC0059356 Stewart Tennessee 15 Apr 2016 Edward Chester
APSC
Brasenia schreberi
APSC0103788 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Brasenia schreberi
APSC0020495 Montgomery Tennessee 29 Jul 1950 Alfred Clebsch
APSC
Brasenia schreberi
APSC0085777 Edmonson Kentucky
APSC
Brasenia schreberi
APSC0063422 Edmonson Kentucky
APSC
Brasenia schreberi
APSC0097128 Clinton Kentucky 15 Jun 2018 Claire Ciafre
APSC
Brasenia schreberi
N/A Menifee Kentucky 01 Jun 2018 Calvin Andries
86
EKY
Brasenia schreberi
HTTU006002 Cumberland Tennessee
HTTU
Brasenia schreberi
HTTU006001 Cumberland Tennessee
HTTU
Brasenia schreberi
HTTU006004 Cumberland Tennessee
HTTU
Brasenia schreberi
HTTU013670 McCreary Kentucky
HTTU
Brasenia schreberi
HTTU006005 Cumberland Tennessee
HTTU
Brasenia schreberi
HTTU006003 Cumberland Tennessee
HTTU
Brasenia schreberi
HTTU005999 Cumberland Tennessee
HTTU
Brasenia schreberi
HTTU013669 Cumberland Tennessee
HTTU
Brasenia schreberi
HTTU006000 Cumberland Tennessee
HTTU
Brasenia schreberi
UCHT040432 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Brasenia schreberi
UOS01936 Franklin Tennessee 31 Jul 1997 Mary P. Priestley
UOS
Brasenia schreberi
UOS01937 Van Buren Tennessee 03 Jul 2002 Chris A. Fleming
UOS
Brasenia schreberi
ETSU027102 Sullivan Tennessee 29 Jun 2018 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker, Sollie Walker
18171
ETSU
Brasenia schreberi
HTTU035835 White Tennessee
HTTU
Brasenia schreberi
MEM006761 Ballard Kentucky 15 Jun 1972 Raymond Athey
1863
MEM
Brasenia schreberi
31234100729340 Trigg Kentucky 14 Jul 1965 William H. Ellis
00469
EKY
brasenia schreberi
31234100346459 Montgomery Kentucky 18 Sep 1984 Julian Campbell
1418
EKY
Brasenia schreberi
BEREA011091 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Brasenia schreberi
BEREA011087 Laurel Kentucky
BEREA
Brasenia schreberi
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