Nuphar microphylla (Persoon) Fernald. Common name: Small-leaved Pondlily. Phenology: Jun-Sep. Habitat: Lakes and ponds. Distribution: NS, QC, and MB south to s. NJ, se. PA, MI, IL, and MN.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, C, Can, FNA3, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, POWO, Padgett (1999), Padgett (2007); Nymphaea microphylla Pers.; = Nuphar microphyllum — F, G; < Nuphar lutea Sm. ssp. pumila (Timm) E.O.Beal — NS; < Nuphar luteum (L.) Sibth. & Sm. ssp. pumilum (Timm) E.O.Beal — Beal (1956). Basionym: Nymphaea microphylla Pers. 1807
Links to other floras: = Nuphar microphylla - FNA3
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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