Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Basal Angiosperms (flowering plants): Nymphaeales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Nymphaea mexicana
FAMILY
Nymphaeaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Nymphaea from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Nymphaea mexicana
FAMILY
Nymphaeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Nymphaea mexicana
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Nymphaea mexicana
SYNONYMOUS WITH Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Nymphaea mexicana
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 073-02-002:
Nymphaea mexicana FAMILY Nymphaeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Castalia flava
COMMON NAME:
Yellow Water-lily, Banana Water-lily
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Nymphaea mexicana
FAMILY
Nymphaeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Nymphaea mexicana
FAMILY
Nymphaeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Nymphaea mexicana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Nymphaea mexicana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Nymphaea mexicana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 073-02-002:
Nymphaea mexicana
FAMILY
Nymphaeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Castalia flava
973
Floating-leaved aquatic (rooted); Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Sluggish or stagnant waters; scattered in occurrence and possibly introduced from farther south, but the introduction agents may well be wild ducks, such as canvasbacks, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia?
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Yellow
4 sepals
Numerous petals
Numerous stamens
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Berry-like
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p183
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p483
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p011
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p262
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