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Nymphaea candida J.Presl & C.Presl

Nénuphar blanc boréal (fr), Nymphéa candide (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Nymphaeales > Nymphaeaceae > Nymphaea

Characteristics

Rhizomes erect or ascending, unbranched. Leaf blade suborbicular, 10--25 cm in diam., papery, abaxially glabrous, scarcely peltate, base deeply cordate and basal lobes contiguous or overlapping, margin entire. Flower floating, (6--)10--20 cm in diam. Calyx insertion on receptacle ± tetragonous; sepals lanceolate, 3--5 cm, obscurely veined, caducous or decaying after anthesis. Petals 20--25, white, ovate-oblong, 3--5.5 cm, transition to stamens gradual. Filament of inner stamens wider than anther; connective apically unappendaged. Carpels completely united, walls between locules of ovary single. Stigma rays (5--) 6--14(--20); carpellary appendages triangular-tapered. Fruit semiglobose, 2.5--3 cm. Seeds ellipsoid, 3--4 mm, smooth. Fl. Jun--Aug. 2n = 112, 160.
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A herb. It grows in water. The rhizomes or underground stems are erect or curve upwards. They are unbranched. The leaf blade is half round and 10-25 cm across. It is papery. It is smooth underneath. The base is deeply heart shaped and the lobes at the base are overlapping. The flower floats. It is 10-20 cm across. There are 20-25 petals which are white. The fruit are half round and 2.5-3 cm across. The seeds are narrowly oval and 2-4 mm long. They are smooth.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support aquatic
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread hydrochory
Mature width (meter) 1.55 - 1.6
Mature height (meter) -
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows in ponds.
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Ponds, lakes and slow flowing streams.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 10-12
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-7

Usage

The rhizomes are added to food.
Uses medicinal
Edible rhizomes roots seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Nymphaea candida leaf picture by Andreas Marschall (cc-by-sa)
Nymphaea candida leaf picture by Terje Norli (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Nymphaea candida flower picture by Andreas Marschall (cc-by-sa)
Nymphaea candida flower picture by Eddie Joosten (cc-by-sa)
Nymphaea candida flower picture by Hannelore Stelter (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Nymphaea candida world distribution map, present in Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Switzerland, China, Czech Republic, Germany, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Croatia, India, Kazakhstan, Liberia, Sri Lanka, Lithuania, Latvia, Mongolia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, Uzbekistan, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:605520-1
WFO ID wfo-0000382305
COL ID 4869Y
BDTFX ID 44281
INPN ID 109752
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Leuconymphaea candida Nymphaea semiaperta Nymphaea cachemiriana Castalia candida Castalia semi-aperta Nymphaea nitida Nymphaea pauciradiata Nymphaea alba var. semiaperta Nymphaea candida var. minor Nymphaea alba var. kashmiriana Nymphaea candida
WorldFloraDB 2024