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Definition of Brasenia schreberi
1. Noun. Aquatic plant with floating oval leaves and purple flowers; in lakes and slow-moving streams; suitable for aquariums.
Exact synonyms: Water-shield, Water-target
Generic synonyms: Water Lily
Group relationships: Brasenia, Genus Brasenia
Generic synonyms: Water Lily
Group relationships: Brasenia, Genus Brasenia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brasenia Schreberi
Literary usage of Brasenia schreberi
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club by Torrey Botanical Club (1894)
"1690. Brasenia purpurea (Michx.) Gasp, in Engl. & Franti. Nat. Pfl. Fam. 3: Part
2, 6 (1890). Brasenia schreberi Gmel. Syst. 2: 853 (1796), name only. ..."
2. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William MacKinley Klein (1993)
"... CABOMBACEAE > Brasenia schreberi JFGmel. Purple wen-dock; Water-shield Herbaceous
perennial, floating-leaf aquatic Quiet water of lakes and streams. ..."