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Nuphar pumila

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Nuphar pumila, the least water-lily,[4] is a perennial,[5] rhizomatous, aquatic[2] herb[6] in the family Nymphaeaceae native to subarctic and temperate Eurasia.[2]

Clade:Embryophytes
Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Order:Nymphaeales
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Nuphar pumila
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Order: Nymphaeales
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Genus: Nuphar
Section: Nuphar sect. Nuphar
Species:
N. pumila
Binomial name
Nuphar pumila
Subspecies[2]
Synonyms

Synonyms of Nuphar pumila subsp. pumila:[2]

  • Nenuphar pumila (Timm) Bluff & Fingerh.
  • Nuphar lutea subsp. pumila (Timm) Bonnier & Layens
  • Nuphar lutea var. pumila (Timm) A.Gray
  • Nymphaea lutea var. pumila Timm
  • Nymphaea pumila (Timm) Hoffm.
  • Nymphozanthus pumilus (Timm) Fernald

Synonyms of Nuphar pumila subsp. sinensis:[3]

  • Nuphar sinensis Hand.-Mazz.
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Description

Rhizome of Nuphar pumila with scale bar (10 cm)

Vegetative characteristics

Nuphar pumila is a perennial,[7][5] rhizomatous, aquatic[2] herb[6] with 20–70 cm long,[7] and 1–3 cm wide rhizomes.[8] The ovate[7] leaves are 5–10(–13) cm long,[9] and 6–12 cm wide. The pubescent petiole is 20–50 cm long.[8] The submerged leaves are round and wrinkled.[6]

Generative characteristics

The yellow,[8] actinomorphic,[6] faintly fragrant,[10] 1–4.5(–6) cm wide flowers have pubescent, 40–50 cm long peduncles[8] The five[11] ovate to spathulate sepals are 16–29 mm long, and 9–16 mm wide.[12] The abaxial surface of the sepals is often green.[9] The flower has 9–13 petals.[12] The androecium consists of 35–65 stamens. The gynoecium consists of 7–12 carpels.[13] The star-shaped stigmatic disk with 7–12 stigmatic rays is 6–8.5 mm wide.[10] The green,[12] 1–2 cm wide fruit[8] bears greenish brown,[12] ovoid to oblong, 3–5 mm long seeds.[8]

Cytology

The chromosome count is 2n = 34.[8] The chloroplast genome is 160737 bp long.[14]

Taxonomy

It was first published as the variety Nymphaea lutea var. pumila Timm by Joachim Christian Timm in 1795.[2] Later, it was elevated to the status of the separate species Nuphar pumila (Timm) DC. published by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1821.[11][2] It is placed in the section Nuphar sect. Nuphar.[15]

Etymology

The specific epithet pumila means small.[16][17]

Distribution

Nuphar pumila is native to China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Russia,[8] Switzerland,[9] the United Kingdom,[5] Austria, Germany, France, Spain,[18] Finland, Sweden, Denmark, and Poland.[2]

In Europe, the typical subspecies Nuphar pumila subsp. pumila is present.[18]

Conservation

The IUCN conservation status is least concern (LC).[1] However, it is threatened by hybridisation with Nuphar lutea,[18][19][20][9] climate change,[20] pollution, and habitat destruction.[9] It is classified as endangered in Switzerland,[19] vulnerable in France,[21] and endangered in Poland.[7]

Ecology

Habitat

It occurs in lakes, ponds[8] and slowly flowing rivers[6] in nutrient-poor waters at depths of 0.5–3 m.[9]

Herbivory

The leaf mine species Hydromyza livens feeds on Nuphar pumila leaves.[22]

Common names

Nuphar pumila is also known as least water lily[23] or least yellow water-lily.[6]

Uses

It is cultivated as an ornamental plant.[23]

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