Nymphaeaceae (Nymphaea)

Protocol Information for:

Label_title:
Nymphaea (odorata)

Family Names:

Family Scientific Name:
Nymphaeaceae

Family Common Name:
Water Lily Family

Scientific Names:

Genus:
Nymphaea

Species:
odorata

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Species Authority:
Ait.

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Common Name:
White water lily

Species Code:
NYMODO

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Propagation Goal:
plants

Propagation Method:
seed

Product Type:
Container (plug)

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Grow Time:
0

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Propagation Processing/Propagule Characteristics:
Inferred seed dormancy is physiological dormancy.

Pre-Planting Propagule Treatments:
Seeds were cold stratified for 150 days. Seeds germinated at room temperature.

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References:
Else and Riemer.1984. Baskin,C.C. and Baskin, J.M. Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography and Evolution of Dormancy and Germination. Academic Press.1998.666p.
Factors affecting the germination of seeds of fragrant waterlily (Nymphaeaodorata). Journal of Aquatic Plant Management.22 22-25.

Citation:
Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol C.. 2003. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Nymphaea odorata Ait. plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/05/29). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.

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