Nuphar × rubrodisca
Nuphar × rubrodisca | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Order: | Nymphaeales |
Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
Genus: | Nuphar |
Species: | N. × rubrodisca
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Binomial name | |
Nuphar × rubrodisca | |
Nuphar × rubrodisca occurs in Canada and the USA[1] | |
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Nuphar × rubrodisca is a species of rhizomatous aquatic plant native to Canada and the USA. It is a natural hybrid of Nuphar variegata and Nuphar microphylla.[1]
Description[edit]
Vegetative characteristics[edit]
Nuphar × rubrodisca has 1–2.5 cm wide rhizomes. The petiolate leaves float on the water surface, or are more rarely submersed.[2]
Generative characteristics[edit]
The red stigmatic disk has 8-15 stigmatic rays.[3]
Reproduction[edit]
Vegetative reproduction[edit]
It can reproduce vegetatively through rhizome fragments.[4]
Generative reproduction[edit]
It can be sterile or fertile.[2] The fertility rates are much lower than those of the parental species.[4]
Taxonomy[edit]
Publication[edit]
It was first described by Thomas Morong in 1886.[1]
Natural hybridisation[edit]
Hybridisation events of both parental species are believed to have occurred many times independently from each other.[4]
Ecology[edit]
Habitat[edit]
It occurs in streams, tidal waters, ponds, and lakes at elevations of 0–400 m above sea level.[2] It occurs almost exclusively within the overlapping ranges of the parental species.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Nuphar × rubrodisca Morong". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ a b c Nuphar rubrodisca in Flora of North America @ efloras.org. (n.d.-b). Retrieved May 5, 2024, from http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=233500818
- ^ Nuphar X rubrodisca (Intermediate Pond-lily): Minnesota Wildflowers. (n.d.). Retrieved May 5, 2024, from https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/intermediate-pond-lily
- ^ a b c d Padgett, D. J., Les, D. H., & Crow, G. E. (1998). Evidence for the hybrid origin of Nuphar × rubrodisca (Nymphaeaceae). American Journal of Botany, 85(10), 1468-1476.