Cow Lily, Spatterdock | Nuphar spp. in Family Nymphaeaceae ... Aquatic Plant Species

Floating plants move around with wind and currents, They are not attached to any structure. A good example is water hyacinth. The plant Parrot Feather whose botanical name is Myriophyllum acquaticum belongs to this class of plant. Floating plants in the wild have a habit of getting out of control and block up water ways at times.

The aquatic plant Nuphar spp. whose common name is Cow Lily, Spatterdock which belongs to the family Nymphaeaceae is a native plant of the USA.

Cow Lily, Spatterdock is a perennial aquatic which means it grows every year or at least for more than one year. Over time it may look the worse for wear and may need to be replaced in an artifiical pond environment.

Medium green leaves are a characteristic of this pond plant. The leaves of Cow Lily, Spatterdock are narrow.

Nuphar spp. or Cow Lily, Spatterdock does not produce any meaningful flowers.

The plant can be propagated by cutting.

Nuphar spp. whose common name is Cow Lily, Spatterdock0

Nuphar spp. belongs to the plant family Nymphaeaceae. Like most aquatic plants Cow Lily, Spatterdock needs a lot of good light to grow at its best. It grows at a moderate rate.