Specimen Information

Nymphaea × marliacea
(waterlily)
Plants
Exotic Hybrid

Specimen ID234182
GroupPlants
GenusNymphaea
Species× marliacea
Common Namewaterlily
StateMO
CountyGreene
LocalityTown of Willard;in small, shallow pond behind Willard City Park and swimming pool
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSac
HUC8 Number10290106
HUC10 NameClear Creek-Sac River
HUC10 Number1029010602
HUC12 NameHeadwaters Clear Creek
HUC12 Number102901060204
Map
Collection Day29
Collection Month6
Collection Year1998
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayplanted ornamental
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13278
Author:Padgett, D.J.
Date:2001
Title:Noteworthy Collections and Spread of Exotic Aquatics in Missouri.
Journal:Castanea
Volume:66
Issue:3
Pages:303-306
Commentsparents: Nymphaea alba and N. mexicana Zucc.; status: found established in a cattail pond; reproductive status: flowering and producing numerous tubers at the growing tip of the rhizome; type intro: possibly deliberate ornamental in the park CollectorNumber: Padgett et al. 617
Record TypeLiterature
Museum Cat NumberSMS
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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