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Yellow Waterlily (Nymphaea mexicana)

Nymphaea Mexicana, or more commonly know as Yellow Waterlily, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) with green foliage and yellow flowers of the genus Nymphaea. It has a moderate growth rate and a height of 0 feet at maturity. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. It's active growth period is spring, blooms during spring and is intolerant of shade. Nymphaea Mexicana or Yellow Waterlily's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas.

Category: Dicot
Genus: Nymphaea
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Order: Nymphaeales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Native Status: L48 (N) CAN (I)
State Noxious Status: CA (BW)
State Noxious Common Name: CA (banana waterlily)
PLANTS Invasive Status: STATE
National Wetland Indicator Status: OBL
Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 2(OBL) 6(OBL) 7(NI)
Active Growth Period: Spring
Allelopath: No
C:N Ratio: Medium
Coppice Potential: No
Fall Conspicuous: No
Fire Resistance: No
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Conspicuous: Yes
Foliage Color: Green
Foliage Texture: Coarse
Fruit/Seed Color: Brown
Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: No
Growth Form: Rhizomatous
Growth Rate: Moderate
Height Mature (feet): 0
Leaf Retention: No
Lifespan: Moderate
Low Growing Grass: No
Resprout Ability: No
Shape and Orientation: Decumbent
Toxicity: None
Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: No
Adapted to Fine Textured Soils: Yes
Adapted to Medium Textured Soils: Yes
Anaerobic Tolerance: High
CaCO3 Tolerance: Medium
Cold Stratification Required: No
Drought Tolerance: None
Fertility Requirement: Medium
Fire Tolerance: None
Frost Free Days Minimum: 205
Hedge Tolerance: None
Moisture Use: High
pH (Minimum): 5
pH (Maximum): 9
Planting Density per Acre Minimum: 1746
Planting Density per Acre Maximum: 3450
Root Depth Minimum (inches): 12
Salinity Tolerance: Low
Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
Temperature Minimum (°F): -2
Bloom Period: Spring
Commercial Availability: Routinely Available
Fruit/Seed Abundance: Medium
Fruit/Seed Period Begin: Spring
Fruit/Seed Period End: Spring
Fruit/Seed Persistence: No
Propagated by Bare Root: Yes
Propagated by Bulbs: No
Propagated by Container: No
Propagated by Corms: No
Propagated by Cuttings: No
Propagated by Seed: No
Propagated by Sod: No
Propagated by Sprigs: No
Propagated by Tubers: No
Seed Spread Rate: Slow
Small Grain: No
Vegetative Spread Rate: Slow

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Yellow Waterlily (Nymphaea mexicana)

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