PLANTS Profile for Nymphaea odorata ssp. odorata (American white waterlily)

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Nymphaea odorata Aiton ssp. odorata
American white waterlily

Symbol:

NYODO

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Nymphaeaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		I
PR		N
CAN		N

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Line Drawing of Nymphaea odorata Aiton ssp. odorata

Castalia odorata

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 79. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Nymphaea odorata Aiton ssp. odorata

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Synonyms:
Nymphaea odorata Aiton ssp. odorata

	CALE34	Castalia lekophylla Small
	CAMI34	Castalia minor (Sims) Nyar
	CAOD4	Castalia odorata (Aiton) Alph. Wood
	CARE15	Castalia reniformis DC.
	NYMI	Nymphaea minor (Sims) DC.
	NYODG	Nymphaea odorata Aiton var. gigantea Tricker
	NYODG2	Nymphaea odorata Aiton var. godfreyi Ward
	NYODM2	Nymphaea odorata Aiton var. minor Sims
	NYODR	Nymphaea odorata Aiton var. rosea Pursh
	NYODS	Nymphaea odorata Aiton var. stenopetala Fernald
	NYODV	Nymphaea odorata Aiton var. villosa Caspary

Distribution:
Nymphaea odorata Aiton ssp. odorata


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USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), USA+ (PR), CAN (BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK)

Related Taxa:
Nymphaea odorata Aiton ssp. odorata

View 4 genera in Nymphaeaceae, 18 species in Nymphaea, 2 subspecies in Nymphaea odorata Aiton

Classification:
Nymphaea odorata Aiton ssp. odorata

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Order	Nymphaeales
Family	Nymphaeaceae – Water-lily family
Genus	Nymphaea L. – waterlily
Species	Nymphaea odorata Aiton – American white waterlily
Subspecies	Nymphaea odorata Aiton ssp. odorata – American white waterlily

Noxious Weed Information:
Nymphaea odorata Aiton ssp. odorata

The related entity italicized and indented above is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Washington:
Nymphaea odorata
fragrant water lily		Class C noxious weed

U.S. Weed Information:
Nymphaea odorata Aiton ssp. odorata

Nymphaea odorata
fragrant water lily

The related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE

Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.

Introduced Information:
Nymphaea odorata Aiton ssp. odorata

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Nymphaea odorata Aiton ssp. odorata

Nymphaea odorata:

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More Accounts and Images:
Nymphaea odorata Aiton ssp. odorata

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 529291.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

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