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Brasenia

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n.1.a magnoliid genus; a genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as the most primitive of extant angiosperms; alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae.
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Noun1.Brasenia - alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae
magnoliid dicot genus - genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms
Cabombaceae, subfamily Cabombaceae, water-shield family - in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies; comprises the genera Cabomba and Brasenia
Brasenia schreberi, water-shield, water-target - aquatic plant with floating oval leaves and purple flowers; in lakes and slow-moving streams; suitable for aquariums


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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.
Often associated with Brasenia schreberi, Ceratophyllum demersum, Lemna minor, Nymphaea tuberosa, and Pontedaria cordata.
 
 
 
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