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Nuphar lutea | |
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Nuphar lutea at Leiemeersen, Oostkamp, Belgium | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Order: | Nymphaeales |
Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
Genus: | Nuphar |
Section: | Nuphar sect. Nuphar |
Species: | N. lutea
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Binomial name | |
Nuphar lutea | |
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It is native to the region spanning from Europe to Siberia, Xinjiang, China, and North Algeria.[2] | |
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Nuphar lutea, the yellow water-lily, brandy-bottle, or spadderdock, is an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae, native to northern temperate and some subtropical regions of Europe, northwest Africa, and western Asia.[3][4] This species was used as a food source and in medicinal practices from prehistoric times with potential research and medical applications going forward.[5]: 30