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Nymphaea odorata Aiton ssp. tuberosa (Paine) Wiersma & Hellquist
American white waterlily

       
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Nymphaea tuberosa

Jose Hernandez. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, WI, Delavan Lake. Usage Requirements.
 
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Nymphaea odorata Aiton ssp. tuberosa (Paine) Wiersma & Hellquist

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Synonyms:
Nymphaea odorata Aiton ssp. tuberosa (Paine) Wiersma & Hellquist

  CATU7 Castalia tuberosa (Paine) Greene
  NYODM Nymphaea odorata Aiton var. maxima (Conrad) B. Boivin
  NYTU Nymphaea tuberosa Paine
 

Distribution:
Nymphaea odorata Aiton ssp. tuberosa (Paine) Wiersma & Hellquist

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Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AR, CT, DE, IA, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, VT, WI), CAN (MB, ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Nymphaea odorata Aiton ssp. tuberosa (Paine) Wiersma & Hellquist

View 4 genera in Nymphaeaceae, 18 species in Nymphaea, 2 subspecies in Nymphaea odorata Aiton
 

Classification:
Nymphaea odorata Aiton ssp. tuberosa (Paine) Wiersma & Hellquist

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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
Subspecies Nymphaea odorata Aiton ssp. tuberosa (Paine) Wiersma & Hellquist – American white waterlily
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Nymphaea odorata Aiton ssp. tuberosa (Paine) Wiersma & Hellquist

This plant 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:
water lily              Special Concern
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Nymphaea odorata Aiton ssp. tuberosa (Paine) Wiersma & Hellquist

The related entity italicized and indented above 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 noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Washington:
Nymphaea odorata
fragrant water lily              Class C noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Nymphaea odorata Aiton ssp. tuberosa (Paine) Wiersma & Hellquist

Nymphaea odorata
fragrant water lily

The related entity italicized and indented above 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 ssp. tuberosa (Paine) Wiersma & Hellquist

Nymphaea odorata:

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:

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 ssp. tuberosa (Paine) Wiersma & Hellquist

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

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 566057.

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

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

 
 
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