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Nuphar lutea (N. advena)Photograph(s) by*: RHW
Characteristics
Height: 1-1.5'
Flowers: May-Oct.; yellow
Fruit: green; berry
Conditions *
Light:
Moisture: Wet
Soil pH:
Soil type: Clay Loamy Sandy
Flood depth: 12-36"
Habitat
fresh tidal and nontidal marshes, swamps, ponds
Native to
Region: Coastal Piedmont
Mountain *
States:
Wildlife
Notes
large leaves floating but rooted; fruit berry-like, many seeded, somewhat flattened, leathery
Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/776.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004