Promoted
Brasenia schreberi (Watershield)
In a shallow pond formed in an abandoned peat mine. Random bite marks on the leaf surfaces are proably caused by Donacia spp. (leaf beetle, Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). The leaf mines are probably caused by larvae of Galerucella nymphaeae (waterlily leaf beetle, Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Large chewed out areas may be the result of feeding by aquatic moth larvae in the Pyralidae.
Associated plant species include Sparganium sp. (bur-reed), Utricularia minor (lesser bladderwort), Lemna minor (lesser duckweed), and Spirodela polyrhiza (greater duckweed).
"Brasenia" is a genus belonging to the family Cabombaceae, consisting of one species, "Brasenia schreberi". It is widely distributed in North America, the West Indies, northern South America, eastern Asia, Australia, the Indian Subcontinent, and parts of Africa.
