Nymphaeaceae FAMILY

Nuphar pumila

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Nuphar pumila is a Perennial It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeNorthern and central Europe, including Britain, to northern Asia.

HabitatLakes, mainly in N. Scotland[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ]. Predominantly in cool usually acid infertile ponds and lakes of moors and mountains[ 56 Title Complete Guide to Water Plants. Publication Author Muhlberg. H. Publisher E. P. Publishing Ltd. Year 1982 ISBN 0-7158-0789-7 Description Deals with a wide range of plants for temperate areas (and indoor aquaria) with quite a lot of information on cultivation techniques. ].