972

Floating-leaved aquatic (rooted); Forb
Perennial

Native south and west of the Carolinas & Georgia

Documented growing wild in - - -

Rare

Look for it in ponds, ditches, cypress swamps, per Weakley's Flora

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Aquatic

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
Leaves have petioles.
Margins entire to sinuate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Pale blue-violet to nearly white
Bisexual
4 sepals
Numerous petals
Numerous stamens

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Berry-like

 

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• Gardening with Native Plants of the South p183

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Basal Angiosperms (flowering plants): Nymphaeales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Nymphaea elegans   FAMILY Nymphaeaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Nymphaea elegans   FAMILY Nymphaeaceae