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  Brasenia schreberi Brasenia schreberi
   
common name : Water-shield
nom commun : Brasénie de Schreber
family : Cabombaceae
etymology : Brasenia: maybe for Christoph Brasen, 18th century Moravian missionary, plant collector in Greenland and Labrador; schreberi, for Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber (1736-1810), German botanist.
taxonomy : ITIS

Distribution : Calm waters, 1-2 m deep; BC, AB, ON to NL. VASCAN
Photos : Whitney, ON.
References : [3] [12] [15] [39] [46]
Links : FNA , USDA , E-Flora BC , UWSP
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