Nuphar advena

Nuphar advena
Nuphar advena
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
Order:	Nymphaeales
Family:	Nymphaeaceae
Genus:	Nuphar
Species:	N. advena
Binomial name
Nuphar advena (Aiton) W.T.Aiton
Synonyms
Nuphar lutea subsp. advena

Nuphar advena (spatterdock or yellow pond-lily) is a species of Nuphar native throughout the eastern United States, and just into the extreme south of Canada.^[1][2] It is similar to the Eurasian species N. lutea, and is treated as a subspecies of it by some botanists,^[3] though differing significantly in genetics.^[1]

It is locally naturalized in Britain.^[4]

Medicinal and food 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.^[5]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Flora of North America: Nuphar advena
2. ^ USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network: Nuphar advena
3. ^ USDA Plants Profile: Nuphar lutea
4. ^ Online Atlas of the British and Irish Flora: Nuphar advena
5. ^ [1]