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Pygmy Water-Lily (Nymphaea tetragona)

Nymphaea tetragona, a small, hardy water lily, thrives in northern temperate regions. It bears small white or pink flowers and leaves often reddish beneath, preferring.

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Flowering & Fruiting Cycles

Monthly activity intensity for bloom and fruit across both hemispheres.

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Synonyms
Castalia crassifolia Hand.-Mazz.
Castalia pygmaea Salisb.
Castalia rudgeana Tratt.
Castalia tetragona (Georgi) G.Lawson
Leuconymphaea tetragona (Georgi) Kuntze
Nymphaea crassifolia (Hand.-Mazz.) Nakai
Nymphaea esquirolii H.Lév. & Vaniot
Nymphaea fennica Mela
Nymphaea pygmaea (Salisb.) W.T.Aiton
Nymphaea wenzelii Maack ex Regel
Taxonomy
  • kingdomPlantae
  • divisionTracheophyta
  • classMagnoliopsida
  • orderNymphaeales
  • familyNymphaeaceae
  • genusNymphaea
  • speciesNymphaea tetragona