Nuphar japonica
Bullhead Lily
Nuphar variegata
Engelm. ex Durand Species
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- Botanical name
- Nuphar variegata
- Also known as
- Beaver-Root, Bobber, Bullhead Lily, Bullhead Pond-Lily, Pond-Lily, Pond-Poppy, Spatterdock, Variegated Pond-Lily, Variegated Yellow Pond-Lily, Varigated Yellow Pond-Lily, Yellow Cow-Lily, Yellow Pond-Lily
- Family
- Nymphaeaceae
- Genus
- Nuphar
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Bullhead Lily
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Nuphar variegata but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Nuphar advena subsp. variegata
Nuphar advena var. variegata
Nuphar americana
Nuphar fraterna
Nuphar lutea subsp. variegata
Nuphar variegata f. lutescens
Nymphaea advena var. variegata
Nymphaea americana
Nymphaea fraterna
Nymphaea variegata
Nymphozanthus variegatus
Nymphozanthus variegatus var. lutescens
Others in Nuphar
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