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Tropical Royalblue Waterlily
Nymphaea elegans
Nymphaea elegans, also known as the tropical royalblue waterlily, is a species of aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae. It is native to the United States (Louisiana, Florida and Texas), Mexico, and the Bahamas. It has been introduced to Colombia. Additionally, it has been reported to occur in Argentina.
From the article Nymphaea elegans on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
This species has unbranched rhizomes, which do not produce stolons. The petiole does not have any trichomes. The upper leaf surface is green, the submerged side of the leaf is purple.
What it does
The fragrant flowers are protogynous. During the first day of flowering they are functionally female. In the following two days, they are functionally male.
Wikipedia: “Reproduction”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 165752.