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  1. Life
  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Water-Lilies, Fanworts, and Allies
  6. Water-lilies
  7. Water-lilies
  8. Nymphaea

subgenus

Nymphaea

Nymphaea

Includes
4 native 1 introduced 1 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Children

  • Chamaenymphaea 2 native
  • Nymphaea 1 native
  • Xanthantha 1 native
  • Coloured Water-lily
  • Sulphur Water-lily native

Range

United States

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.

  • American White Waterlily Nymphaea odorata caterpillars 10 bees 1 food 15 flowers 10
  • Yellow Waterlily Nymphaea mexicana caterpillars 4 bees 1 hosts 1 food 2 flowers 1
  • Dwarf Water-lily Nymphaea leibergii caterpillars 3 hosts 1 food 2 flowers 1
  • Pygmy Water-lily Nymphaea tetragona caterpillars 1 hosts 1 food 2

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