| Spatterdock, Yellow Pondlily
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| Nuphar lutea subsp. advena
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| Nymphaeaceae
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Landscape Uses:
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Water gardens and along pond and lake edges. |
Ecological Restoration Notes: |
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| Availability: |
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Rarely grown by native plant nurseries. |
| Description: |
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Floating aquatic wildflower. |
| Height: |
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N/A; floating aquatic. |
| Growth Rate: |
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Moderate. |
| Range: |
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Widespread in much of eastern and central North America west to Texas and south to Miami-Dade and Collier counties. |
| Habitats: |
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Sloughs, marshes and swamps. |
| Soils: |
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Wet, poorly-drained organic soils. |
| Nutritional Requirements: |
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High; requires rich organic soils for optimal growth. |
| Salt Water Tolerance: |
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Low; does not tolerate flooding by salt or brackish water. |
| Salt Wind Tolerance: |
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Low; salt wind may burn the leaves. |
| Drought Tolerance: |
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Low; requires moist to wet soils and is intolerant of long periods of drought. |
| Light Requirements: |
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Full sun to light shade. |
| Flower Color: |
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Yellow. |
| Flower Characteristics: |
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Showy. |
| Flowering Season: |
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Spring-summer. |
| Fruit: |
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Fruit berrylike. |
| Wildlife and Ecology: |
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Provides food and cover for wildlife. |
| Horticultural Notes: |
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