Nymphaea elegans Hook.

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Texas

• County/Municipio

  Cameron Co.

• Locality

  adjacent to route 4 near Brownsville city limits

• Coordinates

  25.9291, -97.3673

• Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

  12218

• Georeferencing Method

  Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Coordinates of midpoint calculated by halving distance between location where road comes nearest to city borders. Linear extent calculated as dist. between coordinates and end of road in city (12206). Uncertainty determined using MaNIS Georef. Calc.

• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Distribution

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PLANTS OF TEXAS
ovary and stigmas yellow. Leaves
green or red-flecked above, deep
maroon below except for the reticu-
lum of veins. Roots lax and pithy,
rootstock a tuber 1-2 cm. long and
round or fusiform, mostly broken off
in collecting.
26 June 1950
G. I_. WEBSTER Bt R. L. WILBUR, NO
PLANTS OF TEXAS
COLLECTED FOR THE BOTANICAL GARDENS AND THE
HERBARIUM OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Nymphaea elegans Hook.
Cameron Co.: grassy field on black
gumbo soil adjacent to route k near
Brownsville city limits. Common in
shallow, grass-choked, intermittent
pond c. 2-3 dm. deep. Plowers long-
exserted; petals pale blue to white;
sepals green with purplish flecks;
anthers yellow with white appendages;
S. L. WEBSTER & R. L. WILBUR. NO. 3^5^
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