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Your search found 5 taxa in the family Nymphaeaceae, Water-lily family, as understood by PLANTS National Database.

Common Name:
Spatterdock, Broadleaf Pondlily, Cow-lily, Yellow Pond Lily
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Nuphar advena FAMILY: Nymphaeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Nuphar lutea ssp. advena FAMILY: Nymphaeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Nuphar luteum ssp. macrophyllum 073-01-001a FAMILY: Nymphaeaceae
Habitat: Lakes, ponds, natural depression ponds, old millponds, slow-flowing rivers (blackwater and brownwater), tidal freshwater marshes
Common (uncommon in Carolina Mountains & GA Piedmont) (rare in GA Mountains)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common Name:
Narrowleaf Pondlily, Cow-lily, Spatterdock, Bonnets
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Nuphar sagittifolia FAMILY: Nymphaeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Nuphar lutea ssp. sagittifolia FAMILY: Nymphaeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Nuphar luteum ssp. sagittifolium 073-01-001b FAMILY: Nymphaeaceae
Habitat: Blackwater streams, rivers, and lakes, acid-water ponds, in swift, sluggish, or stagnant water, extending downriver into freshwater tidal areas
Uncommon in Carolina Coastal Plain
Native to the Carolinas

Common Name:
Fragrant White Water-lily, American Water-lily, Sweet Water-lily, White Water-lily
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Nymphaea odorata ssp. odorata FAMILY: Nymphaeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Nymphaea odorata ssp. odorata FAMILY: Nymphaeaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Nymphaea odorata 073-02-001 FAMILY: Nymphaeaceae
Habitat: Ponds, sluggish waters
Common in Coastal Plain, uncommon in Piedmont, rare in Mountains
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common Name:
Yellow Water-lily, Banana Water-lily
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Nymphaea mexicana FAMILY: Nymphaeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Nymphaea mexicana FAMILY: Nymphaeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Nymphaea mexicana 073-02-002 FAMILY: Nymphaeaceae
Habitat: Sluggish or stagnant waters; scattered in occurrence and possibly introduced from farther south, but the introduction agents may well be wild ducks, such as canvasbacks
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia?

Common Name:
Tropical Blue Water-lily
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Nymphaea elegans FAMILY: Nymphaeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Nymphaea elegans FAMILY: Nymphaeaceae
Habitat: Ponds, ditches, cypress swamps
Native south and west of the Carolinas & Georgia
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