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'''''Nymphaea 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 species|invasive]] and weedy on the west coast of North America. This plant is rooted from a branched [[rhizome]]s which give rise to long [[petiole]]s which terminate in smooth floating leaves. The leaves are very round.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=NYODO|title=Plant Profile|author=US Department of Agriculture|accessdate=2008-01-02}}</ref> The [[flower]]s also float and are generally typical of waterlilies. They are radially symmetric with prominent yellow [[stamen]]s and many white petals. The flowers open each day and close again each night and are very fragrant. {{Inc| Nymphaea odorata, Ait. (C. odorata, Woodv. & Wood). Sweet-scented Water-lily. Lvs. nearly orbicular, entire, somewhat coriaceous, dark green above, purplish red when young; under surface deep red to reddish green or almost pure green; diam. 5-10 in.; lobes usually diverging, but often touching or slightly overlapping; petioles greenish or brownish: fls. (in the type) white, 3-5 in. across, open 3 days from 6 A.M. till 12 M.; sepals green, tinged with reddish brown; petals 23-32, ovate to lance-ovate; stamens 55-113, yellow; outer filaments broad, white, petaloid; seed medium-sized. E. U. S., common.—Varies greatly in size and color, approaching N. tuberosa. Garden forms selected for size of fl. are called var. superba (.V. superba, Hort.) and N. lactea. }} ==Cultivation== ===Propagation=== ===Pests and diseases=== ==Varieties== Subspecies: * [[Nymphaea odorata subsp. odorata|''Nymphaea odorata'' ssp. ''odorata'']] * [[Nymphaea odorata subsp. tuberosa|''Nymphaea odorata'' ssp. ''tuberosa'']] ==Gallery== <gallery perrow=5> Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== {{reflist}} *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963    ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__

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