Taxon: Nymphaea odorata Aiton subsp. tuberosa (Paine) Wiersema & Hellq.

Summary

Genus:

Nymphaea

Subgenus:

Nymphaea

Section:

Nymphaea

Family:

Nymphaeaceae

Nomen number:

410438

Place of publication:

Rhodora 96:170. 1994

Verified:

03/27/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

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

Other conspecific taxa

Nymphaea odorata Aiton (1 active accession[s])
Nymphaea odorata Aiton subsp. odorata (1 active accession[s])

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

Basionym
Nymphaea tuberosa Paine

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Castalia tuberosa (Paine) Greene
Leuconymphaea tuberosa (Paine) Kuntze
Nymphaea tuberosa Paine var. tuberosa

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Nymphaea maculata Raf.
Nymphaea tuberosa Paine var. maxima hort. ex Conard
Nymphaea tuberosa Paine var. parva C. C. Abbott

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
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.
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	tuberous water-lily			1	1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
French	nymphéa tubéreux			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	Ontario	s.	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	Iowa		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	Indiana		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 York		Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio		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	Vermont		Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Manitoba	s.e.	Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.

Native
Northern America

EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Québec (s.), Ontario (s.)]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Manitoba (s.e.)]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wisconsin]

Reference(s)

Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Vertebrate poisons	mammals	as Nymphaea tuberosa	Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada.

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=410438. Accessed 12 May 2026.