''Nuphar advena'' (spatterdock or cow lily or yellow pond-lily) is a species of ''

Nuphar ''Nuphar'' is a genus of aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae, with a temperate to subarctic Northern Hemisphere distribution. Common names include water-lily (Eurasian species; shared with many other genera in the same family), pond-lily, a ...

'' native throughout the eastern United States and in some parts of Canada, such as Nova Scotia.Flora of North America
''Nuphar advena''
/ref> It is similar to the Eurasian species '' N. lutea'', and is treated as a subspecies of it by some botanists, though differing significantly in genetics. It is locally naturalized in Britain.

Uses

Spatterdock was long used in traditional medicine, with the root applied to the skin and/or both the root and seeds eaten for a variety of conditions. The seeds are edible, and can be ground into flour. The root is edible too, but can prove to be incredibly bitter in some plants.Northern Bushcraft
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