Freshwater
Least Water-lily
Nuphar pumila
Nymphaeaceae
Facts
Care
We have no care for this plant yet. If you know how it thrives, you can suggest it.
Range
Native
Lives wild in Albania, Austria, Baltic States, China, China Southeast, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, and 15 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Nuphar pumila, the least water-lily, is a perennial, rhizomatous, aquatic herb in the family Nymphaeaceae native to subarctic and temperate Eurasia.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Nenuphar pumila
- Nymphaea pumila
- Nymphozanthus pumilus
In other languages
- Soleinøkkerose
- Dvärgnäckros
- Konnanulpukka
Articles
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