Nuphar lutea
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| Botanical name: | Nuphar lutea |
| Common name: | yellow pond-lily, spatterdock |
| Group: | dicot |
| Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
| Growth type: | forb/herb |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Plant height: | just above the water surface |
| Foliage: | dark green, 4-8", rounded to ovate to lance shaped, narrow V-notch |
| Flower: | yellow, 1 to 2-1/2" across |
| Flowering time: | late May to mid September |
| Habitat: | ponds, slow streams |
| Range in New Jersey: | statewide |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |
| Misc. | Various species (N. advena, N. variegatum, N. microphyllum) have
been "lumped" into N. lutea. Taxonomy of Nuphar in North America is not
very clear; in fact, genetic studies indicate that they may not be
related to the Eurasian Nuphar and may in fact warrant additional
names. "lutea", yellow. Insect pollinated. The roots and seeds are edible and were used by some Native American tribes by roasting and grinding into flour, and for thickening soups. |