Nuphar lutea (L.) Sm. ssp. variegata (Durand) E.O. Beal (varigated yellow pond-lily), leaves and flower
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2004 – 2012
Nuphar lutea (L.) Sm. ssp. variegata (Durand) E.O. Beal (varigated yellow pond-lily), aquatic wildflower, floating plant with yellow cup-like flowers which are Flowers: 1.5-2.5" wide, corolla is composed of 6 showy petal-like sepals and numerous small yellow stamen-like petals, stamens are numerous in several rows, carpels numerous unit, this is the most familiar yellow pond-lily in the Northeast, Common Spatterdock (N. lutea ssp. advena) is very similar but its leaves are frequently raised above the water
