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Family Cabombaceae - Water Shield
Water Shield

Brasenia schreberi
Fanwort - Carolina

Cabomba carolina

Narrative

Cabombaceae (Water Shield) family is widely distributed in fresh water lakes, ponds, and streams. There are two genera (Cabomba and Brasenia) in this family. There are only about seven species in this small family. There are three species in two genera found in greater North America.

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Kingdom Plantae Plant
Phylum Embryophyta Seed Plants
Class Dicotyledoneae Dicots
Order Ranales Buttercups - Water Lillies And Allies
Family Cabombaceae Water Shield
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