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General Information | |
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Symbol: | NYEL |
Group: | Dicot |
Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
Duration: |
Perennial |
Growth Habit: |
Forb/herb |
Native Status: |
L48 N |
Data Source and Documentation |
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Introduced | ![]() |
Both | ![]() |
Absent/Unreported |
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Native, No County Data | ![]() |
Introduced, No County Data | ![]() |
Both, No County Data |
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L48 | ![]() |
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HI | ![]() |
PR | ![]() |
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NAV | ![]() |
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Synonyms
Symbol | Scientific Name |
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CAEL13 | Castalia elegans (Hook.) Greene |
Classification
Rank | Scientific Name and Common Name |
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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 | Nymphaea L. – waterlily |
Species | Nymphaea elegans Hook. – tropical royalblue waterlily |
Subordinate Taxa
Legal Status
Wetland Status
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Wildlife
Food
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Everitt | Low | Low |
Cover
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Everitt |
Sources
Everitt, J.H., D.L. Drawe, and R.I. Lonard. 1999. Field guide to the broad leaved herbaceous plants of South Texas used by livestock and wildlife. Texas Tech University Press. Lubbock. |
Description of Values
Value Class | Food | Cover |
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High | Average 25-50% of diet | Regular source of cover |
Low | 5-10% of diet | Infrequently used as cover |
Minor | 2-5% of diet | Sparsely used as cover |
Moderate | Average 10-25% of diet | Occasional source of cover |