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Nymphaea odorata Aiton
American white waterlily

       
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Photo of Nymphaea odorata Aiton
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Distribution:
Nymphaea odorata Aiton

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USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), USA+ (PR), CAN (BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Nymphaea odorata Aiton

View 4 genera in Nymphaeaceae, 18 species in Nymphaea or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Nymphaea odorata Aiton ssp. odorata. . Image Available.
Nymphaea odorata ssp. odorata
American white waterlily
Distribution of Nymphaea odorata Aiton ssp. tuberosa (Paine) Wiersma & Hellquist. . Image Available.
Nymphaea odorata ssp. tuberosa
American white waterlily
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Nymphaea odorata Aiton

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Magnoliidae
Order Nymphaeales
Family Nymphaeaceae – Water-lily family
Genus Nymphaea L. – waterlily
Species Nymphaea odorata Aiton – American white waterlily
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Nymphaea odorata Aiton

The related entity italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
Nymphaea odorata ssp. tuberosa
water lily              Special Concern
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Nymphaea odorata Aiton

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Washington:
fragrant water lily              Class C noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Nymphaea odorata Aiton

fragrant water lily

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Nymphaea odorata Aiton

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL OBL OBL NI OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL NO NO OBL NO

Nymphaea tuberosa [=NYODT]:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL OBL OBL NI OBL OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Nymphaea odorata Aiton

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 18384.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

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Nymphaea odorata Aiton

WA-NonNative Freshwater Plants

Western Aquatic Plant Management Society

 
 
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