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The 2.5–5 cm wide, [6] yellow flowers float on the water surface or extend beyond it. [12] The flowers have 6 yellow sepals [11] which enclose the small petals. [13] The gynoecium consists of 7–28 carpels. [6] The green to yellow, [13] [11] or rarely red stigmatic disk with 7–28 stigmatic rays is 8–20 mm wide. [6]
Nuphar polysepala, also known as the great yellow pond-lily, wokas, [3] or wocus, [4] is a perennial, [5] rhizomatous, aquatic [2] herb [6] in the genus Nuphar native to western North America. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] It is commonly found in shallow muddy ponds from northern Alaska and Yukon southward to central California and northern New Mexico, and can ...
Frogs in a pond. Pond life is an umbrella term for all life forms found in ponds.Although there is considerable overlap with the species lists for small lakes and even slow-flowing rivers, pond life includes some species not found elsewhere, and as a biome it represents a unique assemblage of species.
From the egg float test myth to the long-held belief that eggs raise cholesterol levels, these egg "facts" were bound to crack sooner or later. The Egg Float Test Myth, and Other Egg Lies Cracked Open
Nuphar is a genus of aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae, with a temperate to subarctic Northern Hemisphere distribution. Common names include water-lily (Eurasian species; shared with many other genera in the same family), pond-lily, alligator-bonnet or bonnet lily, and spatterdock (North American species).
Nuphar advena (spatterdock or cow lily or yellow pond-lily) is a species of Nuphar native throughout the eastern United States and in some parts of Canada, such as Nova Scotia, [3] [4] as well as Mexico and Cuba.
Nuphar sagittifolia, also known as Arrowleaf Pond-lily, Cape Fear spatterdock, [3] or Narrow-leaved Spatterdock, [4] is a perennial, [5] rhizomatous, aquatic [2] herb in the family Nymphaeaceae [5] with unique narrowly lanceolate leaves [6] known only from North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.
The jacanas (sometimes referred to as Jesus birds or lily trotters) are a group of tropical waders in the family Jacanidae. They are found in the tropical regions around the world. They are noted for their elongated toes and toenails that allow them to spread out their weight while foraging on floating or semi-emergent aquatic vegetation.