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 (green algae and land plants)  
  Subkingdom Viridiplantae (green plants)  
  Infrakingdom Streptophyta (land plants and green algae)  
  Superdivision Embryophyta (land plants)  
  Division Tracheophyta (vascular plants)  
  Subdivision Spermatophytina (seed plants)  
  Class Magnoliopsida (flowering plants)  
  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)

 
       
 

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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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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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