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Nymphoides
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Nymphoides

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Nymphoides, or floatingheart, is a genus of aquatic flowering plants in the family Menyanthaceae. The genus name refers to their resemblance to the water lily Nymphaea. Nymphoides are aquatic plants with submerged roots and floating leaves that hold the small flowers above the water surface. Flowers are sympetalous, most often divided into five lobes (petals). The petals are either yellow or white and may be adorned with lateral wings or covered in small hairs. The inflorescence consists of either an umbellate cluster of flowers or a lax raceme, with internodes occurring between generally pair

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderAsterales
  5. FamilyMenyanthaceae
Native toAlabama, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Assam, Austria, Bahamas, Baltic States
Observations recorded71,713

General: Nymphoides (from Nymphaea and -oides, resembling)

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
519
With media
381
Family
Menyanthaceae
Collections
MICH, CAS, NY, YALE PEABODY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, UCR
Recorded in
Papua New Guinea, United States, Brazil, Mexico, Canada
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Nymphoides, or floatingheart, is a genus of aquatic flowering plants in the family Menyanthaceae. The genus name refers to their resemblance to the water lily Nymphaea. Nymphoides are aquatic plants with submerged roots and floating leaves that hold the small flowers above the water surface. Flowers are sympetalous, most often divided into five lobes (petals). The petals are either yellow or white and may be adorned with lateral wings or covered in small hairs. The inflorescence consists of either an umbellate cluster of flowers or a lax raceme, with internodes occurring between generally paired flowers.

thumb|160px|left|flower of Nymphoides indica thumb|160px|left|flower of Nymphoides ezannoi

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