Nuphar

Nuphar is a genus of aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae, with a temperate to subarctic Northern Hemisphere distribution. Common names include water-lily (Eurasian species; shared with many other genera in the same family), pond-lily, alligator-bonnet or bonnet lily, and spatterdock (North American species).

Nuphar
Nuphar variegata, leaves cordate
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Order: Nymphaeales
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Genus: Nuphar
Sibth. & Sm.
Synonyms
  • Nymphona Bubani
  • Nenuphar Link
  • Nymphozanthus Rich.
  • Ropalon Raf.
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