YELLOW PONDLILY
File Size: 74 KB Location: Lily Pad Trail, Eagle Nest Wilderness, Colorado		Nuphar lutea  L. Also Called:  Spattercock, wokas. Flowering Period:  May, June, July, August Family:  Water Lily ( Nymphaeaceae ) Life Span:  Perennial Leaves:  Waxy leaves can be oval, round or heart-shaped, 4-12" long with very long underwater stalks. Flowers:  Waxy and cup-shaped yellow flowers. Normally come with 9 low sepals and numerous stamens. Fruits:  Egg-shaped fruits is 1" diameter. Habitat:  Mountane and subalpine ponds, lakes and calmer streams. Distribution:  Colorado County Distribution Map Comments:  Beavers and muskrats eat its yellow roots.
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