Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Basal Angiosperms (flowering plants): Nymphaeales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Nuphar sagittifolia
FAMILY
Nymphaeaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Nuphar from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Nuphar lutea ssp. sagittifolia
FAMILY
Nymphaeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Nuphar sagittifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Nuphar sagittifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 073-01-001b:
Nuphar luteum ssp. sagittifolium FAMILY Nymphaeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Nymphaea sagittifolia
COMMON NAME:
Narrowleaf Pondlily, Cow-lily, Spatterdock, Bonnets
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_nysa_001_lvd
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Dan Whitten sdw_nsagittifolia
May Washington County SC
Usually 6 petaloid sepals and numerous small inconspicuous petals, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmnsagittifoliu_sandyi3
June
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmnsagittifoliu_sandyi4
June
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmnsagittifoliu_sandyi5
June
Floating leaf blades 3-6x as long as wide, per Weakley's Flora.
COMPARE
aquatic plants
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmnsagittifoliu_sandyi1
Month Unknown
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Nuphar sagittifolia
FAMILY
Nymphaeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Nuphar lutea ssp. sagittifolia
FAMILY
Nymphaeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Nuphar sagittifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Nuphar sagittifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 073-01-001b:
Nuphar luteum ssp. sagittifolium
FAMILY
Nymphaeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Nymphaea sagittifolia
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Floating-leaved aquatic (rooted); Forb
Perennial
Habitat: blackwater streams, rivers, and lakes, acid-water ponds, in swift, sluggish, or stagnant water, extending downriver into freshwater tidal areas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas
Uncommon in Carolina Coastal Plain
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Yellow
5-14 petaloid sepals
Numerous petals
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Berry-like
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p183
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p335
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p480
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p012
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p069?
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p042?
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p279
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