Nuphar lutea

Nuphar lutea
Nuphar lutea at Leiemeersen, Oostkamp, Belgium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Order: Nymphaeales
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Genus: Nuphar
Section: Nuphar sect. Nuphar
Species:
N. lutea
Binomial name
Nuphar lutea
Smith
Nuphar lutea is native to the region spanning from Europe to Siberia, Xinjiang, China, and North Algeria.[2]
Synonyms[2]
List
  • Nenuphar luteum (L.) Link
  • Nymphaea lutea L.
  • Nymphona lutea (L.) Bubani
  • Nymphozanthus europaeus Desv.
  • Nymphozanthus luteus (L.) Fernald
  • Nuphar affinis Harz
  • Nuphar fluviatile Laest.
  • Nuphar grandiflora Laest.
  • Nuphar grandifolia Laest.
  • Nuphar graveolens Laest.
  • Nuphar latifolia Laest.
  • Nuphar latifolia subsp. boreale Laest.
  • Nuphar lobata Laest.
  • Nuphar lutea var. rivularis (Dumort.) De Wild. & T.Durand
  • Nuphar lutea var. submersa Rouy & Foucaud
  • Nuphar rivularis Dumort.
  • Nuphar sericea Láng
  • Nuphar spathulifera Rchb.
  • Nuphar systyla Wallr.
  • Nuphar tenella Rchb.
  • Nymphaea affinis (Harz) Hayek
  • Nymphaea lutea var. affinis (Harz) J.Schust.
  • Nymphaea lutea subf. denticulata J.Schust.
  • Nymphaea lutea var. harzii J.Schust.
  • Nymphaea lutea var. minor Lej.
  • Nymphaea lutea var. puberula J.Schust.
  • Nymphaea lutea f. punctata J.Schust.
  • Nymphaea lutea f. purpureosignata J.Schust.
  • Nymphaea lutea f. schlierensis J.Schust.
  • Nymphaea lutea f. sericea J.Schust.
  • Nymphaea lutea f. submersa J.Schust.
  • Nymphaea lutea f. tenella (Rchb.) J.Schust.
  • Nymphaea lutea f. terrestris J.Schust.
  • Nymphaea lutea f. urceolata J.Schust.
  • Nymphaea umbilicalis Salisb.
  • Nymphozanthus affinis (Harz) Fernald
  • Nymphozanthus sericeus (Láng) Fernald
  • Nymphozanthus vulgaris Rich.

Nuphar lutea, the yellow water-lily, brandy-bottle, or spadderdock, is an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae, native to northern temperate and some subtropical regions of Europe, northwest Africa, and western Asia.[3][4] This species was used as a food source and in medicinal practices from prehistoric times with potential research and medical applications going forward.[5]: 30 

  1. ^ Akhani, H. 2014. Nuphar lutea. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T164316A42398895. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T164316A42398895.en. Accessed on 07 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Nuphar lutea (L.) Sm". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  3. ^ Flora Europaea: Nuphar lutea
  4. ^ "Nuphar lutea". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  5. ^ Padgett, Donald Jay (1997). A Biosystematic Monograph of the Genus Nuphar sm (Nymphaeaceae) (PDF) (Doctoral Dissertation). University of New Hampshire Scholars’ Repository. Retrieved December 21, 2020.