Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants
Hydrocleys nymphoides
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Photo: Mark Hyde
32, Trafalgar Avenue, Sentosa, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
32, Trafalgar Avenue, Sentosa, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
32, Trafalgar Avenue, Sentosa, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
32, Trafalgar Avenue, Sentosa, Harare
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| Common names: | Water poppy (English) |
| Description: | Stems prostrate, rooting at the nodes. Leaves with long petioles, usually floating, glabrous above, sparsely hairy beneath, broadly ovate; base cordate. Flowers arising from bracteate nodes. Flowers c. 5 cm wide, yellow. Fertile stamens violet or purple; pistils usually 6. |
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| Growth form(s): | Aquatic. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Image last updated: | Monday 11 November 2013 |
| Literature: |
Bailey, L.H. (1949). Manual of Cultivated Plants Revised edition. Macmillan, New York. Page 131. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Hydrocleys nymphoidesAfrican Plant Database: Hydrocleys nymphoides
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Hydrocleys nymphoides
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Hydrocleys nymphoides
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Hydrocleys nymphoides
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iNaturalist: Hydrocleys nymphoides
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Hydrocleys nymphoides
JSTOR Plant Science: Hydrocleys nymphoides
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Hydrocleys nymphoides
Plants of the World Online: Hydrocleys nymphoides
Tropicos: Hydrocleys nymphoides
Wikipedia: Hydrocleys nymphoides