American white waterlily

(Nymphaea odorata)

Overview
American white waterlily (ssp. tuberosa)
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
           
 
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Distribution
 
 

Distribution Map

 

Sources

2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 28, 29, 30.

 
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Taxonomy
 
  Kingdom Plantae (Plants)  
  Division Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)  
  Subdivision Spermatophytina (Seed Plants)  
  Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots)  
  Superorder Nymphaeanae  
 

Order

Nymphaeales (waterlilies, fanworts, and allies)  
 

Family

Nymphaeaceae (waterlily)  
  Genus Nymphaea (water-lilies)  
  Subgenus Nymphaea  
  Section Nymphaea  
       
 

Subordinate Taxa

 
 

American white waterlily (Nymphaea odorata ssp. tuberosa)

fragrant waterlily (Nymphaea odorata ssp. odorata)

 
       
 

Synonyms

 
 

 

 
       
 

Common Names

 
 

American white water lily

American white water-lily

American white waterlily

white water lily

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
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  White Water Lily (Nymphaea odorata)
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  Nymphaea odorata (Sweet-scented Waterlily))
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  Nymphaea odorata (Sweet-scented Waterlily))  

 

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Uploaded on May 24, 2010

Aquatic and Invasive Plant Identification Series by the UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants ( http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu ) and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, Invasive Plant Management Section.

For more information about fragrant water lily, go to http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/node/292

Video editor/videographer - Phil Chiocchio

   
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Published on Feb 15, 2013

Nymphaea odorata - Fragrant Water-Lily

   

 

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