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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Basal Angiosperms (flowering plants): Nymphaeales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Nymphaea odorata ssp. odorata   FAMILY Nymphaeaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Nymphaea odorata ssp. odorata   FAMILY Nymphaeaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Nymphaea odorata ssp. odorata

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Nymphaea odorata ssp. odorata

SYNONYMOUS WITH Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)

Nymphaea odorata

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 073-02-001:

Nymphaea odorata   FAMILY Nymphaeaceae

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Castalia lekophylla

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Castalia minor

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Castalia odorata

 

COMMON NAME:
Fragrant White Water-lily, American Water-lily, Sweet Water-lily, White 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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USDA / Selected Weeds of the US. 1970    swus_page_177

        

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Alan S. Weakley    asw_234927992283180

April        FL

Apalachicola National Forest

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Alan S. Weakley    asw_6484580131564812

April        FL

Apalachicola National Forest

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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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Alan S. Weakley    asw_208976998582665

May    Cumberland County    NC

Carvers Creek State Park

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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 (Porcher, 1995).

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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 (Porcher, 1995).

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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 (Nelson, 2006).


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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 (Porcher, 1995).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Nymphaea odorata ssp. odorata   FAMILY Nymphaeaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Nymphaea odorata ssp. odorata   FAMILY Nymphaeaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Nymphaea odorata ssp. odorata

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Nymphaea odorata ssp. odorata

SYNONYMOUS WITH Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Nymphaea odorata

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 073-02-001:
Nymphaea odorata   FAMILY Nymphaeaceae

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Castalia lekophylla

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Castalia minor

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Castalia odorata

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

974

Floating-leaved aquatic (rooted); Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Ponds, sluggish waters, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Coastal Plain, uncommon in Piedmont, rare in Mountains

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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
White (rarely pink)
4 sepals
Numerous petals
Numerous stamens
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Berry-like

 

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