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American white waterlily
Elvira de Lange, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Water lilies

American white waterlily

Nymphaea odorata Sol. ex Aiton

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishAmerican white waterlily
Dutch—
SpanishApapatla
Chinese香睡莲
Scientific nameNymphaea odorata Sol. ex Aiton

About this species

Nymphaea odorata, also known as the American white waterlily, fragrant water-lily, beaver root, fragrant white water lily, white water lily, sweet-scented white water lily, and sweet-scented water lily, is an aquatic plant belonging to the genus Nymphaea. It can commonly be found in shallow lakes, ponds, and permanent slow moving waters throughout North America where it ranges from Central America to northern Canada. It is also reported from Brazil and Guyana.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderNymphaeales
FamilyNymphaeaceae
GenusNymphaea

In Suriname

4Records in Suriname
1iNaturalist observations
1948First record
2019Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Para1
  • Saramacca1
  • Sipaliwini1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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