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Variegated Yellow Pond-Lily

nuphar variegata

The Variegated Yellow Pond-Lily is a beautiful flower that floats on water and has bright yellow petals. It provides a cozy home for frogs and other pond creatures!

Lebensraum: Freshwater lakes and ponds

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The Variegated Yellow Pond-Lily has large, heart-shaped green leaves that float flat on the water's surface. Its cup-shaped, bright yellow flowers, often with a hint of red on their sepals, rise slightly above the water.

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Variegated Yellow Pond-Lily

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Seltenheit

Common

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Interessante Fakten

Each yellow flower closes at night, then reopens with the morning sun!

Its massive underwater roots can live for decades, anchoring it like a ship!

Its seeds float inside a special fruit that looks like a mini green lemon!

Tiny aquatic snails love to munch on its big, floating leaves!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Deep Rooter

The Variegated Yellow Pond-Lily can grow thick rhizomes deep in the mud, helping it stay firmly anchored in moving water.

Fähigkeit

Underwater Breather

Variegated Yellow Pond-Lily has hollow stems that act like snorkels, delivering oxygen to its roots buried in the muddy bottom.

Fähigkeit

Self-Cooler

It has broad floating leaves that provide shade to the water below, which helps keep the aquatic environment cool and stable.

Fähigkeit

Seed Sprinter

Its seeds are encased in a spongy fruit that floats, allowing them to drift far away to new growing spots.

Maße und Details

Höhe
5-15 cm
Ausbreitung
30-60 cm
Blütengröße
5-10 cm
Blütezeit
Late spring to early fall
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Leicht
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Ducks eat its seeds and tender leaves.

eaten by

Muskrat

Ondatra zibethicus

Muskrats dig up and feast on its starchy rhizomes.

pollinates

European Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Bees collect pollen from its bright yellow flowers.

shelters

Yellow Perch

Perca flavescens

Young fish hide from predators beneath its broad leaves.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Bullhead Lily

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

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Be careful not to step on the plants when exploring the pond!

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von Variegated Yellow Pond-Lily?

5-15 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von Variegated Yellow Pond-Lily?

30-60 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von Variegated Yellow Pond-Lily?

5-10 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von Variegated Yellow Pond-Lily?

Late spring to early fall

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Variegated Yellow Pond-Lily?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von Variegated Yellow Pond-Lily?

Leicht

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von Variegated Yellow Pond-Lily?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von Variegated Yellow Pond-Lily?

Insekten

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