| 1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Kenya | | | Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. |
| 1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Tanzania | | | Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. |
| 1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Uganda | | | Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. |
| 1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Angola | | | Lisowski, S. et al. 1970. Brasenia schreberi J. F. Gmel. (Cabombaceae) sur les hauts plateaux du Katanga (Congo - Kinshasa). Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 40:23-28. |
| 1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Zambia | | | Lisowski, S. et al. 1970. Brasenia schreberi J. F. Gmel. (Cabombaceae) sur les hauts plateaux du Katanga (Congo - Kinshasa). Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 40:23-28. |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Botswana | | | Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa. |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Mpumalanga | | Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa. |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Burundi | | | Lisowski, S. et al. 1970. Brasenia schreberi J. F. Gmel. (Cabombaceae) sur les hauts plateaux du Katanga (Congo - Kinshasa). Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 40:23-28. |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Democratic Republic of the Congo | | e. | Lisowski, S. et al. 1970. Brasenia schreberi J. F. Gmel. (Cabombaceae) sur les hauts plateaux du Katanga (Congo - Kinshasa). Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 40:23-28. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Anhui Sheng | | Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Hunan Sheng | | Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Jiangsu Sheng | | Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Jiangxi Sheng | | Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Sichuan Sheng | | Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Yunnan Sheng | | Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Zhejiang Sheng | | Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | Hokkaidô | | Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | Honshu | | Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | Kyushu | | Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | Shikoku | | Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Korea | | | Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Taiwan | | | Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Russian Far East | Russian Federation | Amur | | Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Russian Far East | Russian Federation | Primorye | | Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | Meghalaya | | Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | New Brunswick | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Nova Scotia | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Ontario | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Québec | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Illinois | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Iowa | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Kansas | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Minnesota | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Missouri | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Oklahoma | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Wisconsin | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Connecticut | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Indiana | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Maine | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Massachusetts | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Michigan | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | New Hampshire | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | New Jersey | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | New York | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Ohio | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Pennsylvania | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Rhode Island | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Vermont | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | West Virginia | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Chihuahua | | Lot, A. et al. 2002. Brasenia schreberi J.F. Gmel. (Cabombaceae), un nuevo registro para Chihuahua, México. Bol. Soc. Bot. México 70:87-88. Note: superseded by Botanical Sciences |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | San Luis Potosí | | Mora-Olivo, A. et al. 2013. Las plantas vasculares acuáticas estrictas y su conservación en México. Acta Bot. Mex. 103:42. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Idaho | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Montana | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Oregon | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Washington | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | South-Central U.S.A. | United States | Texas | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Alabama | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Arkansas | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Delaware | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | District of Columbia | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Florida | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Georgia | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Kentucky | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Louisiana | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Maryland | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Mississippi | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | North Carolina | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | South Carolina | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Tennessee | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Virginia | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Chiapas | | Lot, A. et al. 1999. Catálogo de angiospermas acuáticas de México. Cuad. Inst. Biol. 33:82. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Jalisco | | Lot, A. et al. 1999. Catálogo de angiospermas acuáticas de México. Cuad. Inst. Biol. 33:82. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Michoacán de Ocampo | | Mora-Olivo, A. et al. 2013. Las plantas vasculares acuáticas estrictas y su conservación en México. Acta Bot. Mex. 103:42. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Tabasco | | Lot, A. et al. 1999. Catálogo de angiospermas acuáticas de México. Cuad. Inst. Biol. 33:82. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | California | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Subarctic America | United States | Alaska | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | Alberta | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | British Columbia | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | Manitoba | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Cuba | | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Dominican Republic | | | Liogier, H. A. 1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-. |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Jamaica | | rare | Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica 291. |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Central America | Belize | | | Balick, M. J. et al. 2000. Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize, with common names and uses. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85 |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Central America | Guatemala | | | Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala. |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | Guyana | | extirpated? | Funk, V. et al. 2007. Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584. |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | Venezuela | Mérida | | Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela. |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | Venezuela | Táchira | | Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela. |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | Venezuela | Trujillo | | Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela. |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | Venezuela | Zulia | | Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela. |
| 2 | Cultivated | | | | | also cult. | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Australasia | Australia | Australia | New South Wales | | Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11. |
| 4 | Naturalized | Australasia | Australia | Australia | Queensland | s.e. | Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11. |
| 4 | Naturalized | Australasia | Australia | Australia | Victoria | | Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11. |