Taxon: Nymphaea odorata Aiton subsp. odorata

Summary

Genus:

Nymphaea

Subgenus:

Nymphaea

Section:

Nymphaea

Family:

Nymphaeaceae

Nomen number:

25441

Verified:

12/20/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (1 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Nymphaea odorata Aiton (1 active accession[s])
Nymphaea odorata Aiton subsp. tuberosa (Paine) Wiersema & Hellq. (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Autonym(s)
Nymphaea odorata Aiton f. odorata
Nymphaea odorata Aiton var. odorata

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Castalia odorata (Aiton) Wood
Castalia odorata (Aiton) Wood var. odorata
Leuconymphaea odorata (Aiton) Kuntze

Heterotypic Synonym(s)


Castalia pringlei Rose
Nymphaea odorata Aiton var. gigantea Tricker
Nymphaea lekophylla (Small) Cory
Castalia lekophylla Small
Nymphaea odorata Aiton var. godfreyi D. B. Ward
Nymphaea odorata Aiton var. minor Sims
Nymphaea odorata Aiton var. rosea Pursh
Nymphaea odorata Aiton var. stenopetala Fernald
Nymphaea odorata Aiton unranked rubra Guillon
Nymphaea odorata Aiton var. villosa Casp.
Nymphaea odorata Aiton var. glabra Casp.
Nymphaea parkeriana Lehm.
Nymphaea reniformis Walter
Nymphaea spirilis Raf.
Nymphaea minor (Sims) DC.
Nymphaea odorata Aiton var. parviflora Raf.
Nymphaea odorata Aiton var. rubella Raf.
Nymphaea odorata Aiton var. chlorhiza Raf.
Castalia minor (Sims) Nyár.
Castalia pudica Salisb.
Castalia reniformis (Walter) Hitchc.
Castalia spirilis (Raf.) Cockerell
Leuconymphaea parkeriana (Lehm.) Kuntze
Leuconymphaea reniformis (Walter) Kuntze
Castalia odorata (Aiton) Wood var. latifolia R. M. Harper
Nymphaea odorata Aiton f. rubra (Guillon) Conard

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1975. Aquatic and wetland plants of southwestern United States, 2 vols.
Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago.
Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs Note: = Nymphaea odorata Aiton
Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
Godfrey, R. K. & J. W. Wooten. 1979-1981. Aquatic and wetland plants of southeastern United States, 2 vol.
Hellquist, C. B. & J. H. Wiersema. 1996. Observations on native Nymphaea of northern North America and their use in water gardening. Water Gard. J. 12(4):9-15.
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier). 1946-1969. Flora de Cuba
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Lot, A. et al. 1999. Catálogo de angiospermas acuáticas de México. Cuad. Inst. Biol. 33:99.
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland. Note: = Nymphaea odorata Aiton
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. 1991-. Flora del Bajio y de regiones adyacentes.
Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
Steyermark, J. A. 1977. Flora of Missouri.
Voss, E. 1972-. Michigan flora.
Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	fragrant water-lily	1	Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
English	white water-lily	1	Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
French	nymphéa odorant	2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
German	wohlriechende Seerose	2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	New Brunswick		Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador		Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Nova Scotia		Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario	s.	Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Prince Edward Island		Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Québec	s.	Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois		Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Kansas		Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota		Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri		Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Nebraska		Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma		Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin		Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Connecticut		Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maine		Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts		Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan		Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Hampshire		Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Jersey		Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York		Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania		Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Rhode Island		Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Vermont		Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	West Virginia		Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango		Lot, A. et al. 1999. Catálogo de angiospermas acuáticas de México. Cuad. Inst. Biol. 33:99.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas		Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama		Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas		Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Delaware		Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	District of Columbia		Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida		Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia		Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky		Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana		Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland		Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi		Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina		Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina		Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee		Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia		Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Ciudad de México		Lot, A. et al. 1999. Catálogo de angiospermas acuáticas de México. Cuad. Inst. Biol. 33:99.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo		Lot, A. et al. 1999. Catálogo de angiospermas acuáticas de México. Cuad. Inst. Biol. 33:99.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	México		Lot, A. et al. 1999. Catálogo de angiospermas acuáticas de México. Cuad. Inst. Biol. 33:99.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo		Lot, A. et al. 1999. Catálogo de angiospermas acuáticas de México. Cuad. Inst. Biol. 33:99.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Manitoba	s.e.	Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Bahamas			Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Cuba			León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier). 1946-1969. Flora de Cuba
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	United States	Puerto Rico		Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	El Salvador			Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras			Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua			Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
2	Cultivated					also cult.
4	Naturalized					natzd. elsewhere

Native
Northern America

EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Québec (s.), Nova Scotia, Ontario (s.), Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Manitoba (s.e.)]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wisconsin]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Durango]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Ciudad de México, Hidalgo, México, Michoacán de Ocampo]

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Bahamas, Cuba, United States [Puerto Rico]
CENTRAL AMERICA: Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador

Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere)

Reference(s)

Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago.
León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier). 1946-1969. Flora de Cuba
Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
Lot, A. et al. 1999. Catálogo de angiospermas acuáticas de México. Cuad. Inst. Biol. 33:99.
Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Environmental	ornamental		Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Medicines	folklore	as Nymphaea odorata	McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Medicines	folklore	as Nymphaea odorata	Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=25441. Accessed 12 May 2026.