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Water Poppy
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Water Poppy

Hydrocleys nymphoides (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Buchenau

Names

EnglishWater Poppy
DutchWaterpapaver
SpanishAmapolita de río
Chinese水金英
Scientific nameHydrocleys nymphoides (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Buchenau

About this species

Hydrocleys nymphoides, the waterpoppy or water-poppy, is an aquatic plant species in the Alismataceae. It is widespread across South America, Central America, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and the Netherlands Antilles. It is cultivated in many places for used in decorative ponds and artificial aquatic habitats, and naturalized in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Fiji, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Florida, Louisiana and Texas.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAlismatales
FamilyAlismataceae
GenusHydrocleys

In Suriname

8Records in Suriname
1iNaturalist observations
1944First record
2012Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Wanica1

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

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