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immigrant pond-lily, spatterdock, yellow pond-lily

bullhead pond-lily, grand nénuphar jaune, spatterdock, variegated pond-lily, variegated yellow pond-lily, varigated yellow pond-lily, yellow pond-lily

Rhizomes

mostly 5-10 cm diam.

2.5-7 cm diam.

Leaves

blade abaxially and adaxially green, broadly ovate to nearly orbiculate, 12-40 - 7-30 cm, 1-2 times as long as wide, sinus 1/3-1/2 length of midrib, lobes overlapping to divergent, often forming angle of 90° or greater;

surfaces abaxially glabrous to sparsely pubescent.

blade abaxially and adaxially green, sometimes abaxially purple-tinged, broadly ovate to oblong, 7-35 5-25 cm, 1.2-1.6 times as long as wide, sinus 1/3-1/2 length of midrib, lobes approximate to overlapping;

surfaces glabrous.

Flowers

to 4 cm diam.;

sepals mostly 6, abaxially green to adaxially yellow, rarely red-tinged toward base;

petals oblong, thick;

anthers 3-7 mm, longer than filaments.

2.5-5 cm diam.;

sepals mostly 6, abaxially green to yellow, adaxially usually with red or maroon toward base;

petals oblong, thick;

anthers 3-9 mm, longer than filaments.

Fruit

green, ovoid, 2-5 × 2-5 cm, moderately ribbed, slightly constricted below stigmatic disk;

stigmatic disk green, occasionally reddened, 13-25 mm diam., entire to crenate;

stigmatic rays 9-23, linear to lanceolate, terminating 1-3 mm from margin of disk.

mostly purple-tinged, ovoid, 2-4.3 2-3.5 cm, strongly ribbed, slightly constricted below stigmatic disk;

stigmatic disk green, rarely reddened, 8-20 mm diam., entire to deeply crenate;

stigmatic rays 7-28, linear to narrowly lanceolate, terminating 0-1(-1.5) mm from margin of disk.

Seeds

3-6 mm.

2.5-5 mm.

2n

= 34.

Nuphar advena

Nuphar variegata

Phenology Flowering mid spring–early fall, extended farther south. Flowering late spring–summer.
Habitat Ponds, lakes, sluggish streams and rivers, springs, marshes, ditches, canals, sloughs, and tidal waters Ponds, lakes, sluggish streams, and ditches
Elevation 0-450 m (0-1500 ft) 0-2000 m (0-6600 ft)
Distribution
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AL; AR; CT; DC; DE; FL; GA; IL; IN; KS; KY; LA; MD; ME; MI; MO; MS; NC; NJ; NY; OH; OK; PA; SC; TN; TX; VA; VT; WI; WV; ON; Mexico (Coahuila, Tamaulipas); West Indies (Cuba)
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CT; DE; IA; ID; IL; IN; MA; MD; ME; MI; MN; MT; ND; NE; NH; NJ; NY; OH; PA; RI; SD; VT; WI; AB; BC; MB; NB; NF; NS; NT; ON; PE; QC; SK; YT; SPM
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Discussion

Nuphar advena is extremely variable and intergrades with N. orbiculata, N. ulvacea, and N. sagittifolia in areas of sympatry. Intergradation with N. variegata (E. O. Beal 1956) can be observed in the mid-Atlantic region, although most floristic treatments from the area of overlap treat the two taxa as distinct species. Local variation in the Ozark Mountains and in Texas, the basis for the names Nymphaea ozarkana, N. ovata, and N. puberula, is not considered sufficient to warrant recognition.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Nuphar variegata is distinct throughout most of its range. The leaves are characteristically floating, being emergent only under low-water conditions. Intermediates between N. variegata and N. microphylla, probably of hybrid origin, are treated as N. rubrodisca. Some intergrading of characteristics occurs where the range overlaps with N. advena (E. O. Beal 1956). This can be observed in the mid-Atlantic region. Intermediates between N. variegata and N. polysepala occur in eastern British Columbia where the two species are sympatric. Authorship and typification of this name were discussed by E. G. Voss (1965).

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 3. FNA vol. 3.
Parent taxa Nymphaeaceae > Nuphar Nymphaeaceae > Nuphar
Sibling taxa
N. microphylla, N. orbiculata, N. polysepala, N. rubrodisca, N. sagittifolia, N. ulvacea, N. variegata
N. advena, N. microphylla, N. orbiculata, N. polysepala, N. rubrodisca, N. sagittifolia, N. ulvacea
Synonyms Nymphaea advena, N. fluviatilis, N. lutea subsp. advena, N. lutea subsp. macrophylla, N. lutea subsp. ozarkana, N. ozarkana, N. puteora, N. ×interfluitans, Nymphaea advena subsp. macrophylla, N. chartacea, Nymphaea fluviatilis, N. ludoviciana, N. macrophylla, N. microcarpa, N. ovata, N. ozarkana, N. puberula N. americana, N. fraterna, N. lutea subsp. variegata, Nymphaea americana, Nymphaea fraterna
Name authority (Aiton) W. T. Aiton: Hortus Kew. 3: 295. (1811) Durand: in G. W. Clinton, Rep. (Annual) Regents Univ. State New York State Cab. Nat. Hist. 19: 73. 1866 (as variegatum)
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