| Plants : Nymphaeaceae | Ferns and Flowering Plants |
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| Nuphar lutea |
Description: Commoner than the white water-lily; found in slow rivers and lakes. The leaves and flowers float on the water's surface, rooted in the mud at the bottom. The fruit ("brandy-bottle") is a flask-shaped structure often smelling of alcohol.
All names: Nuphar lutea (L.) Smith; Nymphaea lutea L.
Distribution Map from NBN: Nuphar lutea at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Nuphar lutea at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
| Hackney, P., 2026. Nuphar lutea. (L.) Smith. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland. https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=2758. Accessed on 2026-11-02. |