Nymphaea tetragona Georgi
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Nymphaeaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Rhizome erect, the petioles and peduncles arising near the tip; lf-blades commonly 7–12 cm long, two-thirds to three-fourths as wide, with a fairly open sinus; fls white, inodorous, relatively small, mostly 4–8 cm wide, opening in the afternoon; sep 2–3 cm, the receptacle quadrangular at the level of their insertion; pet 8–17; stamens mostly 20–40; stigmatic lines 6–9; sep becoming stiffly erect, not arched over the fr. Cold ponds and lakes; Me. and Ont. to n. Mich. and n. Wash., and northward; also in Eurasia. Summer. (C. leibergii)
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Common Names
Pygmy water-lily