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Menyanthaceae
Nymphoides

not marked as a favorite taxon *Nymphoides peltata (S.G. Gmelin) Kuntze. Common name: Yellow Floating Heart. Phenology: May-Sep. Habitat: Ponds. Distribution: Native of Europe. This European native is sparingly naturalized in e. North America; it is sold for cultivation in water gardens, and will likely become more widely naturalized. Reported as established in Calhoun County, AL (Barger et al. 2023).

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Origin/Endemic status: Europe

Taxonomy Comments: A hexaploid species (2n=54) (Tippery et al. 2018).

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, Fl7, GW2, Il, K4, Mo3, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, Tx, Va; = n/a — RAB, Tat; = Nymphoides peltatum (S.G. Gmel.) Britten & Rendle — G, orthographic variant. Basionym: Limnanthemum peltatum S.G. Gmel. 1770

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
  • Great Plains: OBL
  • Midwest: OBL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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native range: southern Europe & western Asia



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