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Nuphar lutea (L.) Sm. ssp. polysepala (Engelm.) E.O. Beal
Rocky Mountain pond-lily
       
Symbol:   NULUP  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Nymphaeaceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Forb/herb  
Native Status:  
L48    N
AK    N
CAN    N



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Synonyms:
Nuphar lutea (L.) Sm. ssp. polysepala (Engelm.) E.O. Beal

  NUPO2 Nuphar polysepala Engelm.
  NYPO Nymphaea polysepala (Engelm.) Greene
  NYPO2 Nymphozanthus polysepalus (Engelm.) Fernald
 

Distribution:
Nuphar lutea (L.) Sm. ssp. polysepala (Engelm.) E.O. Beal

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USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY), CAN (BC, NT, YT)
 

Related Taxa:
Nuphar lutea (L.) Sm. ssp. polysepala (Engelm.) E.O. Beal

View 4 genera in Nymphaeaceae, 1 species in Nuphar, 8 subspecies in Nuphar lutea (L.) Sm.
 

Classification:
Nuphar lutea (L.) Sm. ssp. polysepala (Engelm.) E.O. Beal

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Magnoliidae
Order Nymphaeales
Family Nymphaeaceae – Water-lily family
Genus Nuphar Sm. – pond-lily
Species Nuphar lutea (L.) Sm. – yellow pond-lily
Subspecies Nuphar lutea (L.) Sm. ssp. polysepala (Engelm.) E.O. Beal – Rocky Mountain pond-lily
 

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Nuphar lutea (L.) Sm. ssp. polysepala (Engelm.) E.O. Beal

Nuphar lutea:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:

Nuphar polysepala:

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Quinlan Minor         Moderate    

Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Quinlan, S.E., and S. Cuccarese. 2004. Native Alaskan and exotic plants used by wildlife(AK-Native Alaskan And Exotic Plants Used By Wildlife, 4 April 2005). Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Anchorage.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Nuphar lutea (L.) Sm. ssp. polysepala (Engelm.) E.O. Beal

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 524341.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.
 
 
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