Cabombaceae FAMILY
Brasenia schreberi
Brasenia schreberi
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Brasenia schreberi is a floating, perennial plant producing stems up to 2 metres long. The edible leaves are considered to be a great delicacy in Japan, where they are often bottled and sold in local markets[ 183 Title Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Publication Author Facciola. S. Publisher Kampong Publications Year 1990 ISBN 0-9628087-0-9 Description Excellent. Contains a very wide range of conventional and unconventional food plants (including tropical) and where they can be obtained (mainly N. American nurseries but also research institutes and a lot of other nurseries from around the world. ]. The plant also has an edible root and various local medicinal uses.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate; tropical
Native RangeTropical and subtropical areas of eastern and southern Africa; China, India, Japan, Korea; northern S. America to N. America as far north as C. Canada
HabitatOligotrophic or mesotrophic ponds, lakes, and sluggish streams at elevations from sea level to 2,000 metres in N. America[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].