genus
Water-lilies
Nymphaea
Field notes
Nymphaea () is a genus of hardy and tender aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution. Many species are cultivated as ornamental plants, and many cultivars have been bred. Some taxa occur as introduced species where they are not native, and some are weeds. Plants of the genus are known commonly as water lilies, or waterlilies in the United Kingdom.
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native water-lilies 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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Tropical Royalblue Waterlily
Nymphaea elegans
caterpillars
4
bees
1
hosts
1
food
3
flowers
1
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Yellow Waterlily
Nymphaea mexicana
caterpillars
4
bees
1
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
1
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Dotleaf Waterlily
Nymphaea ampla
caterpillars
4
bees
1
hosts
1
food
1
flowers
1
-
Jameson's Waterlily
Nymphaea jamesoniana
caterpillars
4
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