Brasenia schreberi


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Noun1.Brasenia schreberi - aquatic plant with floating oval leaves and purple flowers; in lakes and slow-moving streams; suitable for aquariums
water lily - an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae
Brasenia, genus Brasenia - alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae
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Brasenia schreberi appeared particularly valuable to sustaining beaver in smaller lakes.
Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of quercetin 7-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside from the leaves of Brasenia schreberi. J.
Monitoring populations of Galerucella birmanica (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) on Brasenia schreberi and Trapa natans (Lythraceae): implications for biological control.
Tal es el caso de Brasenia schreberi, que se registra ampliamente en America, Asia, el occidente de Europa y Australia (Lot et al., 2002), pero en Mexico solamente se le ha encontrado en seis estados (Chiapas, Chihuahua, Jalisco, Michoacan, San Luis Potosi y Tabasco); otros ejemplos son Bolboschoenus robustus y Spartina alterniflora que se conocen de casi todo el Continente Americano, pero en la Republica Mexicana solamente han sido observadas en pocas entidades del Golfo de Mexico (Gonzalez et al., 2007; Mora-Olivo y Valdes-Reyna, 2011).
Brasenia schreberi, Vallisneria americana, Chara braunii, Ricciocarpus natans, Ceratophyllum echinatum, and Zannichellia palustris were the rarest species, occurring at <5% of the survey sites, with the latter four species having been recorded from only a single site.
Water shield Brasenia schreberi Floating hearts Nymphoides spp.
The water shield (Brasenia schreberi) produced strongly allelopathic chemicals (Elakovich & Wooten, 1987a).
Monopoly Marsh has clear water (i.e., secchi disc transparency [greater than or equal to] 35 cm) and is dominated by American Lotus (Nelumbo lutea), watershield (Brasenia schreberi), coontail (Ceratophyllum demersum), bald cypress (Taxodium distichum), yellow and white lily (Nymphea spp.), spatterdock (Nuphar spp.), and milfoils (Myriophyllum spp.) and has a mean depth of 1.5 m with a 2.5 m maximum depth at full pool.
Gray) Britton Brasenia schreberi Cabombaceae Clark W.E.
Often associated with Brasenia schreberi, Ceratophyllum demersum Lemna minor, Najas flexilis, Nuphar advena, and Pontedaria cordata.
Nymphaea sp., and, especially, Brasenia schreberi. Evidence for the development of a fen began early in the hydrosere (in the limnic phase) and colonization of the open water by a floating fen mat brought closure to the emergent marsh.
Brasenia schreberi Gmel.--Subfossil material: Seeds (INSM 71.12.002901.020-.021).