Nymphaea sect. Nymphaea

Nymphaea sect. Nymphaea is a section within the subgenus Nymphaea subg. Nymphaea of the genus Nymphaea native to North America and Europe.

Description

Vegetative characteristics

The rhizomes are branching.

Generative characteristics

The widest point of the filaments is below the middle.

Taxonomy

It may be paraphyletic to Nymphaea sect. Chamaenymphaea.

Species

• Nymphaea alba
• Nymphaea alba subsp. occidentalis (Ostenf.) Hyl.
• Nymphaea × borealis
• Nymphaea candida
• Nymphaea odorata
• Nymphaea odorata subsp. tuberosa

Distribution

Its species occur in North America and Europe.

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