Nymphaeaceae FAMILY

Nuphar advena

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Nuphar advena is a perennial, aquatic, herbaceous plant growing in water up to 60cm deep. The plant produces large heart-shaped leaves reaching 35 - 40cm long and 20 - 25cm wide, floating on the water in a rosette 2.5 metres or more wide. It has a large, spongy and extensively creeping rhizome growing in the mud under the water[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, and medicine. A very ornamental plant, it is often grown in gardens etc[ 1 Title RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 Publication Author F. Chittendon. Publisher Oxford University Press Year 1951 ISBN - Description Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaced in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [ 200 ]). ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeEastern and southern N. America - Wisconsin to Maine, south to northeast Mexico and Florida; Caribbean - Cuba

HabitatPonds, lakes, sluggish streams and rivers, springs, marshes, ditches, canals, sloughs, and tidal waters; at elevations from sea level to 450 metres[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. , 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. ].