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Blooms: Late July - September
Habit: herb
Duration: perennial
Origin: Native
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Distribution: Alaska to California, east in much of Canada and eastern United States
Habitat: Shallow ponds and sluggish streams
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Species Description:
General: Herbaceous, aquatic perennials from slender rhizomes, with elongate, branching stems covered with a gelatinous sheath.
Leaves: Leaves mostly near the stem tips, floating, the petioles 5-40 cm. long, the blades broadly elliptic, the petiole attached near the center, 5-10 cm. long
Flowers: Peduncles 5-20 cm. long, 1-flowered; sepals and petal 3 each, similar, purplish, narrowly oblong, 10-15 mm. long; stamens 12-30, purplish, about equal to the petals; pistils 9-15, 1-celled, superior.
Fruit: Fruit leathery, narrowly ovoid, 6-8 mm. long, 1-2 seeded.
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Full Name with Authors:
Brasenia schreberi J.F. Gmel.
Synonyms:
(none)
Treated in Flora of the PNW as:
Brasenia schreberi |
Additional Resources:
WTU Herbarium Specimens: View list of Brasenia schreberi specimens in the WTU Herbarium database.
Washington Flora Checklist: Brasenia schreberi treatment.
Oregon Flora Project Atlas: Brasenia schreberi atlas page.
E-Flora BC: Brasenia schreberi atlas page.
CalPhotos: Brasenia schreberi images.
USDA Plants Database: Brasenia schreberi. |
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