Nuphar advena | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Order: | Nymphaeales |
Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
Genus: | Nuphar |
Section: | Nuphar sect. Astylus |
Species: | N. advena
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Binomial name | |
Nuphar advena | |
Synonyms | |
Nuphar lutea subsp. advena |
Nuphar advena (spatterdock or cow lily or yellow pond-lily) is a species of Nuphar native throughout the eastern United States and in some parts of Canada, such as Nova Scotia. [1] [2] It is similar to the Eurasian species N. lutea, and is treated as a subspecies of it by some botanists, [3] though differing significantly in genetics. [1]
It is locally naturalized in Britain. [4]
Spatterdock was long used in traditional medicine, with the root applied to the skin and/or both the root and seeds eaten for a variety of conditions. The seeds are edible, and can be ground into flour. The root is edible too, but can prove to be incredibly bitter in some plants. [5]
Nuphar advena | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Order: | Nymphaeales |
Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
Genus: | Nuphar |
Section: | Nuphar sect. Astylus |
Species: | N. advena
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Binomial name | |
Nuphar advena | |
Synonyms | |
Nuphar lutea subsp. advena |
Nuphar advena (spatterdock or cow lily or yellow pond-lily) is a species of Nuphar native throughout the eastern United States and in some parts of Canada, such as Nova Scotia. [1] [2] It is similar to the Eurasian species N. lutea, and is treated as a subspecies of it by some botanists, [3] though differing significantly in genetics. [1]
It is locally naturalized in Britain. [4]
Spatterdock was long used in traditional medicine, with the root applied to the skin and/or both the root and seeds eaten for a variety of conditions. The seeds are edible, and can be ground into flour. The root is edible too, but can prove to be incredibly bitter in some plants. [5]