''Nuphar sagittifolia'', common name arrow-leaved water-lily or Cape Fear spatterdock, is a plant species known only from

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Habitat

It is aquatic, found in lakes, ponds, and slow-moving rivers in the

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Cultivation

It is also sold in pet shops as greenery to grow in aquaria and water-gardens.

Description

''Nuphar sagittifolia'' is a perennial herb with rhizomes buried in the mud below the water. Leaf blades either float on the surface of the water or are submerged beneath it. Petioles are terete (round in cross-section). Leaves are 3-lobed and sagittate (arrow-shaped or V-shaped), the tips of the lobes sometimes rounded. Flowers are green and yellow, in diameter, usually held above the surface of the water.Beal, E. O. 1956. Taxonomic revision of the genus Nuphar Sm. of North America and Europe. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 72: 317-346.

References

Nymphaeaceae Flora of the Southeastern United States Endemic flora of the United States Plants described in 1788 Aquatic plants Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{angiosperm-stub