Aquatic
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Basal Angiosperms (flowering plants): Nymphaeales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Nymphaea odorata ssp. odorata
FAMILY
Nymphaeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Nymphaea odorata ssp. odorata
FAMILY
Nymphaeaceae
LESS THAN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 073-02-001:
Nymphaea odorata
FAMILY
Nymphaeaceae
COMMON NAME:
Fragrant White Water-lily, American Water-lily, Sweet Water-lily
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_caod4_001_lhd
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JK Marlow jkm160416_287
April Lowndes County GA
Leaf basal lobes w rather sharp corner or angle [vs. Nymphoides more cordate], per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm160416_298
April Lowndes County GA
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JK Marlow jkm160416_299
April Lowndes County GA
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JK Marlow jkm0505v_10
May Charleston County SC
Free-floating and anchored from a thick rhizome, per Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry.
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JK Marlow jkm0505v_12b
May Charleston County SC
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_n_odorata_odorata_15
July
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JK Marlow jkm150808_618
August Watauga County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway, Moses Cone Park
Leaves purple beneath, per Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry.
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JK Marlow jkm150808_624
August Watauga County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway, Moses Cone Park
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JK Marlow jkm150808_625
August Watauga County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway, Moses Cone Park
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JK Marlow jkm150808_647
August Watauga County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway, Moses Cone Park
Sepals uniformly green or reddened, obscurely to prominently veined, per Flora of North America.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_n_odorata_od_18c
August
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Keith Bradley kab_n_odorata_70129
September Broward County FL
Long Key Nature Center and Natural Area
Large, 5-12", rounded floating leaves green above and often purplish below, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
COMPARE
aquatic plants
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmn_odourata
Month Unknown
Distinctive for its sweet-scented white showy flowers, per Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry.