subgenus
Nymphaea
Nymphaea
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native Nymphaea All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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American White Waterlily
Nymphaea odorata
caterpillars
10
bees
1
food
15
flowers
10
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Yellow Waterlily
Nymphaea mexicana
caterpillars
4
bees
1
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
1
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Dwarf Water-lily
Nymphaea leibergii
caterpillars
3
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
1
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Pygmy Water-lily
Nymphaea tetragona
caterpillars
1
hosts
1
food
2