Flower ID: IMG_8775.JPG-08-20-2021 Flower name (scientific): Nuphar variegata Engelmann ex Durand PY: 1866. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) NEW-far (or NU-far) vair-ee-ah-GAY-ta Flower name (common): Yellow Pond-lily Family name (common): Water-lily Family name (scientific): Nymphaeaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From the Arabic nīn&īumacr;far, for water lily. Specific epithet: Latin for blotched or colored irregularly, that is, variegated. Common name origin: From its color, aquatic habitat, and its membership in the water-lily family Nymphaeaceae. Flower description: Size: 1.0 to 2.0 inches (2.5 to 5.1 cm) Petal count: 6 sepals usually. Color: yellow Other: flower arrangement, Solitary Plant description: Size: Flower at water level or usually a few inches above the surface. Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is basal, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, broadly ovate to oblong (FNA) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): June to August Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Lakes, ponds, slow moving streams, sun to shade. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Nuphar advena (Yellow Pond-lily, Yellow Water-lily, Spatterdock), Nuphar microphylla (Yellow Pond-lily), and the hybrid Nuphar X rubrodisca (Intermediate Pond-lily), have some resemblance to Nuphar variegata. Nuphar X rubrodisca and Nuphar microphylla can be distinguished by their red-colored central disc, and Nuphar microphylla has flowers 15 to 20 mm wide. Opened flowers of Nuphar advena are typically 18 to 45 mm wide, with most leaves held above the water, and stalks oval or round, whereas flowers of Nuphar variegata are 25 to 50+ mm wide, most leaves floating, with the stalk flattened and slightly winged. Ethnobotany: No recorded uses by tribes from Wisconsin. The Algonquin, Cree, Flathead, Iroquois, Kutenai, and Sioux used the plant to treat multiple ailments including swellings, headaches, skin lesions, rheumatism, venereal disease, and others (Moerman, p. 359, 1998). Moerman uses the old name Nuphar lutea subsp. variegata for this species. Latitude: 44.804438 Longitude: -91.526782 Altitude: 241.30 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (CT, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SD, VT, WI) Click here for distribution map In Canada: CAN(AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): OBL Wetland Status (MW): OBL