Menyanthaceae FAMILY
Nymphoides peltata
Nymphoides peltata
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Nymphoides peltata is a Perennial It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope, including Britain, from Sweden south and east to Spain, N. and W. Asia to Japan.
HabitatWater margins of ponds and slow moving water[ 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. ].