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|familia=Nymphaeaceae
|genus=Nuphar
|genus=Nuphar
|taxo_author=Sibth. & Sm.
|common_name=water lily, waterlily
|habit=aquatic
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'''''Nuphar''''' is genus of [[aquatic plant]]s in the family [[Nymphaeaceae]], with a temperate [[Northern Hemisphere]] distribution. The common name, shared with some other genera in the same family, is '''water lily''' or '''waterlily'''.
There are from 1 to 25 [[species]] in the [[genus]]. Some [[botanist]]s<ref>{{cite journal | first=E. O. | last=Beal | year=1956 | title=Taxonomic revision of the genus ''Nuphar'' Sm. of North America and Europe | journal=Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society | volume=72 | pages=317–346 }}</ref> treat the genus as just a single variable species (for which the European name ''[[Nuphar lutea|N. lutea]]'' has priority), but 10-12 species are typically accepted by most authorities. Recent molecular work has shown that there is some difference between the European and American species.<ref>{{cite journal | year=1997 | title = Nymphaeaceae | last = Wiersema | first = John H. | coauthors = C. Barre Hellquist | url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=122531 | journal = Flora of North America | volume =3 }}</ref>
The genus is closely related to ''[[Nymphaea]]'' (named after the [[Ancient Greek language|Greek]] term "Νυμφαία", possibly related to "Νύμφη" meaning [[nymph]]). ''Nuphar'' differs in having its [[petal]]s being much smaller than its 4-6 bright yellow-coloured [[sepal]]s, whereas in ''Nymphaea'', the petals are much larger than the sepals. The [[fruit]] maturation also differs, with ''Nuphar'' fruit being held above water level to maturity, whereas ''Nymphaea'' fruit sink below the water level immediately after the flower closes. Both genera share [[Leaf|leaves]] with a radial notch from the circumference to the [[Petiole (botany)|petiole]] (leaf stem) in the center.
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Nuphar (from the Arabic). Nymphaea of some authors. Nymphaeaceae, Spatter-dock. Yellow PondLily. Several aquatic plants of the North Temperate Zone, with stout rootstocks creeping in the mud.
Nuphar (from the Arabic). Nymphaea of some authors. Nymphaeaceae, Spatter-dock. Yellow PondLily. Several aquatic plants of the North Temperate Zone, with stout rootstocks creeping in the mud.
Leaves large, cordate-ovate or sagittate, some of which may be submerged and others either floating or standing erect above the water: fls. usually standing above the water, yellow or purplish, single on the scapes, the 5 or more large concave sepals constituting the showy part of the fl.; petals mostly numerous, small and simulating stamens, the latter numerous and short; ovary short, globular-ovoid, with 8-24 stigmas forming rays on its top: fr. an emersed caps.—Most of the nuphars are N. American. They grow in stagnant pools or on the margins of slow - running mud- bottom streams. Several species have been offered by dealers, but most of them have small value for the cultivator, although the foliage effects of N. advena may be striking. For cult., see Nymphaea and Aquatics.—The N. American species are monographed by Miller & Standley in Contrib. U. S. Nat. Herb. XVI, part 3 (1912). The nomenclature is discussed under Nymphaea.
Leaves large, cordate-ovate or sagittate, some of which may be submerged and others either floating or standing erect above the water: fls. usually standing above the water, yellow or purplish, single on the scapes, the 5 or more large concave sepals constituting the showy part of the fl.; petals mostly numerous, small and simulating stamens, the latter numerous and short; ovary short, globular-ovoid, with 8-24 stigmas forming rays on its top: fr. an emersed caps.—Most of the nuphars are N. American. They grow in stagnant pools or on the margins of slow - running mud- bottom streams. Several species have been offered by dealers, but most of them have small value for the cultivator, although the foliage effects of N. advena may be striking. For cult., see Nymphaea and Aquatics.
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==Varieties==
==Species==
About 10-15 species, including:<br/>
''[[Nuphar advena]]'' <br/>
''[[Nuphar japonica]]'' <br/>
''[[Nuphar kalmiana]]'' <br/>
''[[Nuphar lutea]]'' - Yellow Water-lily<br/>
''[[Nuphar microphylla]]'' <br/>
''[[Nuphar orbiculata]]'' <br/>
''[[Nuphar polysepala]]'' <br/>
''[[Nuphar pumila]]'' - Least Water-lily<br/>
''[[Nuphar rubrodisca]]'' <br/>
''[[Nuphar saggitifolia]]'' <br/>
''[[Nuphar shimadae]]'' <br/>
''[[Nuphar ulvacea]]'' <br/>
''[[Nuphar variegata]]''
==Gallery==
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Image:Yellowwaterlili.jpg|''Nuphar pumila''
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