Nymphaeaceae FAMILY

Nymphaea tuberosa

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Nymphaea tuberosa is a Perennial It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEastern N. America - Ontario and Quebec south to Kansas and Oklahoma.

HabitatMainly alkaline ponds, lakes and sluggish streams and rivers, usually in very oozy sediments at elevations of 100 - 400 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].