Family: Nymphaeaceae
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
Group: Dicot
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
Substrate:
					
                                    Freshwater Aquatic
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
Habit:
					
                                    Herb
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
Perennation:
					
                                   Perennial
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
Native Range: Mexico, Central America and South America; apparently naturalized elsewhere. Plants cited as this from the West Indies are 
Nymphaea conardii.
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                     
Map of Florida Locations
                                    
                                    
                                    NatureServe Global Status:
					
                                    Secure
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
State of Florida Status:
					
                                    Endangered
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status:
					S2S3
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
				  
                                    Present
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
					
                                    Doubtfully Native
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
South Florida History and Distribution: Although ranked as Endangered by the State of Florida and treated as native in the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants, other authorities cite as introduced here (e.g., ITIS, PLANTS).
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
					
                                    Assumed to be Cultivated
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
Comments: For images, click on the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants link below.