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PLANTS

Watershield

Brasenia schreberi

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Watershield, photo 1 of 5
Watershield, In flower
Watershield, In fruit

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in marshes.

There are 418 observations of Watershield in Québec, mostly in Laurentides, Outaouais and Estrie, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Laurentides107
  2. Outaouais80
  3. Estrie62
  4. Mauricie42
  5. Lanaudière36
  6. Capitale-Nationale32
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue15
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean13
  9. Montérégie11
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches7
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent5
  12. Montréal3
  13. Laval2
  14. Nord-du-Québec1
  15. Centre-du-Québec1
  16. Côte-Nord1

Habitat

MarshVyacheslav Argenberg

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Varigated yellow pond-lilyNuphar variegata
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Yellow floatingheartNymphoides peltata
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Large-leaf pondweedPotamogeton amplifolius
Greater duckweedSpirodela polyrhiza
TOXIC
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Water lettucePistia stratiotes
Little floatingheartNymphoides cordata
Floating water-hyacinthPontederia crassipes
JewelweedImpatiens capensis