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Watershield
Watershield
Brasenia schreberi
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Freshwater wetland
Range
Worldwide
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Uncommon

About

Watershield is an aquatic plant that grows in ponds across most of the world. Its stems and leaves are coated in a thick, clear jelly that protects against insects.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Nymphaeales
Family
Cabombaceae
Genus
Brasenia
Species
Brasenia schreberi