- Nymphaea odorata
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Nymphaea odorata 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms Order: Nymphaeales Family: Nymphaeaceae Genus: Nymphaea Species: N. odorata Binomial name Nymphea odorata
AitonNymphaea odorata, also known as the Fragrant Water Lily and Beaver Root, is a flower belonging to the genus Nymphaea. It can commonly be found in lake shallows, ponds, and permanent slow moving waters throughout North America where it ranges from Central America to northern Canada. It is cultivated in aquatic gardens as an ornamental plant and it easily becomes a noxious weed. It is invasive and weedy on the west coast of North America.
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Description
This plant is rooted from a branched rhizomes which give rise to long petioles which terminate in smooth floating leaves. The leaves are very round.[1] The flowers also float and are generally typical of waterlilies. They are radially symmetric with prominent yellow stamens and many white petals. The flowers open each day and close again each night and are very fragrant. This plant is a weird plant according to some with the way it grows and reproduces it is different from every other plant.
Plant systematists often use it as a typical member of Nymphaeaceae, which (other than Amborella) is the most basal of the flowering plants.
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References
- ^ US Department of Agriculture. "Plant Profile". http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=NYODO. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
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