Nuphar polysepala |
Nuphar advena |
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Rocky Mountain cowlily, Rocky Mountain pond-lily, spatterdock, wakas, yellow pond-lily |
immigrant pond-lily, spatterdock, yellow pond-lily |
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Rhizomes | 3-8 cm diam. |
mostly 5-10 cm diam. |
Leaves | blade abaxially and adaxially green, widely ovate, 10-40(-45) × 7-30 cm, ca. 1.2-1.5 times as long as wide, sinus 1/3-2/3 length of midrib, lobes divergent to overlapping; surfaces glabrous. |
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. |
Flowers | 5-10 cm diam.; sepals mostly (6-)9(-12), abaxially green to adaxially yellow, sometimes red-tinged toward base; petals oblong, thick; anthers 3.5-9 mm, slightly shorter than filaments. |
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. |
Fruit | green to yellow, cylindric to ovoid, 4-6(-9) × 3.5-6 cm, strongly ribbed, slightly constricted below stigmatic disk; stigmatic disk green, 20-35 mm diam., entire to crenate; stigmatic rays 8-26(-36), linear to lanceolate, terminating within 1(-1.5) mm from margin of disk. |
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. |
Seeds | 3.5-5 mm. |
3-6 mm. |
2n | = 34. |
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Nuphar polysepala |
Nuphar advena |
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Phenology | Flowering spring (later in north)-summer. | Flowering mid spring–early fall, extended farther south. |
Habitat | Ponds, lakes, and sluggish streams | Ponds, lakes, sluggish streams and rivers, springs, marshes, ditches, canals, sloughs, and tidal waters |
Elevation | 0-3700 m (0-12100 ft) | 0-450 m (0-1500 ft) |
Distribution |
AK; AZ; CA; CO; ID; MT; NM; NV; OR; UT; WA; WY; BC; NT; YT
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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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Discussion | Plants intermediate between Nuphar polysepala and N. variegata occur in eastern British Columbia. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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.) |
Source | FNA vol. 3. | FNA vol. 3. |
Parent taxa | Nymphaeaceae > Nuphar | Nymphaeaceae > Nuphar |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | N. lutea subsp. polysepala, Nymphaea polysepala | 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 |
Name authority | Engelmann: Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 2: 282. 1865 (as polysepalum) | (Aiton) W. T. Aiton: Hortus Kew. 3: 295. (1811) |
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