Brasenia schreberi--TX. Harris Co. Sheldon Lake St Pk. 26 Apr 08. 078.jpg
Native to 89 botanical countries across Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Northern America, and Southern America; introduced into Irkutsk (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
United States, Texas, Harris (Houston)
29.8595, -95.161083
Location Remarks
Sheldon Lake State Park, 15315 Beaumont Highway, Houston
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, Idaho, Valley (Cascade)
44.158, -116.118361
Location Remarks
Highway 55 c. 10 km north of the bridge at Banks. Mixed conifer forest along the N. Fork Payette River.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Rooted in sandy mud at 1-2 m depth. Surrounding forest is mixed conifer, mostly Douglas fir and Pinus contorta.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Nymphaeales
Family
Cabombaceae
Genus
Brasenia
Specific Epithet
schreberi
Authorship
J.F.Gmel.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
High
ED 46.7
Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
2.7
Global rank
#9,140 of 335,497
Top 3%
Extinction probability
6%
