Volume IV (1988) - Flora of New Zealand Naturalised Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons
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Nuphar lutea (L.) Sm.

*N. lutea (L.) Sibth. et Smith, Fl. Graec. Prodr.  1:   361  (1809)

yellow water lily

Aquatic herb. Rhizome stout, tuberous. Lvs floating or emergent, ovate, entire, glabrous, 12-30 × 9-20 cm; basal sinus deep, acute; basal lobes not usually overlapping. Fls emergent. Sepals (5)-6, elliptic, golden yellow, 2-3 × 1.5-2 cm. Petals obovate to spathulate, yellow, c. 1 cm long. Stamens numerous. Stigma rays 5-20, not reaching margin of disc. Fr. flask-shaped, 2-3 cm long.

N.: Hawke's Bay (Horseshoe Lake, near Patangata).

N. temperate regions 1975

Shallow permanent water.

The fls are said to smell of alcohol and the sp. is sometimes known as brandy-bottle, a reference to the smell and the flask-shaped ovary.

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