Yellow pond lily
Nuphar advena

Family: Nymphaeaceae

What it is like

A herb that grows in water. It keeps growing from year to year and spreads over 2.5 m of the water surface. The plant is spongy. It has a creeping rhizome or underground stem and the leaves are large and heart shaped. The leaves are 35-40 cm long by 20-25 cm wide.

Nuphar advena R. Br. is a species and Nuphar advena (Ait.) Ait. f is a synonym of Nuphar lutea subsp. advena.

Where it is found

It grows in ponds and ditches and slow flowing streams. It grows in shallow water but can be found in water 2 m deep.

Countries/locations it is found in

Canada, Cuba, Europe, Japan, Mexico, North America, USA, West Indies

How it is used for food

The rhizome can be boiled or roasted and eaten with meat. The seeds can be eaten and used to thicken soup. They are ground.

Edible parts

Seeds, rhizome, root

How it is grown

Plants can be grown by seeds.

Its other names

Local names

Common spatterdock

Synonyms

Nuphar lutea ssp. advena