Nymphaeaceae
Nuphar japonica
- Family
- Nymphaeaceae
- Genus
- Nuphar
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Common names
By language (14)
- Arabic
- نينوفر ياباني
- arz
- نينوفر يابانى
- Chinese
- 日本萍蓬草
- dsb
- Japańska pupajca
- Finnish
- Japaninulpukka
- German
- Japanische Teichrose
- hsb
- Japanska gingawa
- Japanese
- コウホネ, センコツ, 川骨
- Korean
- 개연꽃
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Soleienøkkerose
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Soleienykkerose
- Persian
- نیلوفر آبی ژاپنی
- Russian
- Кубышка японская
- Swedish
- Japansk näckros, Japansk gulnäckros
Synonyms
- Nuphar japonica f. rubrotincta (Casp.) Kitam.
- Nuphar japonica subvar. lutea Casp.
- Nuphar japonica subvar. rubrotincta Casp.
- Nuphar japonica var. crenata Casp.
- Nuphar japonica var. rubrotincta (Casp.) Ohwi
- Nuphar japonica var. stenophylla Miki
- Nuphar subintegerrima f. rubrotincta (Casp.) Makino
- Nymphaea japonica G.Lawson
- Nymphozanthus japonicus Fernald
Photos
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 松岡明芳, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 松岡明芳, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Nuphar japonica: コウホネ[河骨/川骨][Nuphar japonicum]-花](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/%E3%82%B3%E3%82%A6%E3%83%9B%E3%83%8D%28%E6%B2%B3%E9%AA%A8-%E5%B7%9D%E9%AA%A8%29%28Nuphar_japonicum%29-%E8%8A%B1_%285844548155%29.jpg/500px-%E3%82%B3%E3%82%A6%E3%83%9B%E3%83%8D%28%E6%B2%B3%E9%AA%A8-%E5%B7%9D%E9%AA%A8%29%28Nuphar_japonicum%29-%E8%8A%B1_%285844548155%29.jpg)
Photo: yamatsu, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Nuphar japonica: コウホネ[河骨,川骨][Nuphar japonicum]-花](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/%E3%82%B3%E3%82%A6%E3%83%9B%E3%83%8D%28%E6%B2%B3%E9%AA%A8%2C%E5%B7%9D%E9%AA%A8%29%28Nuphar_japonicum%29-%E8%8A%B1_%285965862697%29.jpg/500px-%E3%82%B3%E3%82%A6%E3%83%9B%E3%83%8D%28%E6%B2%B3%E9%AA%A8%2C%E5%B7%9D%E9%AA%A8%29%28Nuphar_japonicum%29-%E8%8A%B1_%285965862697%29.jpg)
Photo: yamatsu, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Nuphar japonica: 日本萍蓬草 Nuphar japonica [香港公園 Hong Kong Park]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E8%90%8D%E8%93%AC%E8%8D%89_Nuphar_japonica_-%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%85%AC%E5%9C%92_Hong_Kong_Park-_%2816880082575%29.jpg/500px-%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E8%90%8D%E8%93%AC%E8%8D%89_Nuphar_japonica_-%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%85%AC%E5%9C%92_Hong_Kong_Park-_%2816880082575%29.jpg)
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
![Nuphar japonica: コウホネ[河骨/川骨][Nuphar japonicum]-花](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/%E3%82%B3%E3%82%A6%E3%83%9B%E3%83%8D%28%E6%B2%B3%E9%AA%A8-%E5%B7%9D%E9%AA%A8%29%28Nuphar_japonicum%29-%E8%8A%B1_%285844548155%29.jpg/1280px-%E3%82%B3%E3%82%A6%E3%83%9B%E3%83%8D%28%E6%B2%B3%E9%AA%A8-%E5%B7%9D%E9%AA%A8%29%28Nuphar_japonicum%29-%E8%8A%B1_%285844548155%29.jpg)
![Nuphar japonica: コウホネ[河骨,川骨][Nuphar japonicum]-花](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/%E3%82%B3%E3%82%A6%E3%83%9B%E3%83%8D%28%E6%B2%B3%E9%AA%A8%2C%E5%B7%9D%E9%AA%A8%29%28Nuphar_japonicum%29-%E8%8A%B1_%285965862697%29.jpg/1280px-%E3%82%B3%E3%82%A6%E3%83%9B%E3%83%8D%28%E6%B2%B3%E9%AA%A8%2C%E5%B7%9D%E9%AA%A8%29%28Nuphar_japonicum%29-%E8%8A%B1_%285965862697%29.jpg)
![Nuphar japonica: 日本萍蓬草 Nuphar japonica [香港公園 Hong Kong Park]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E8%90%8D%E8%93%AC%E8%8D%89_Nuphar_japonica_-%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%85%AC%E5%9C%92_Hong_Kong_Park-_%2816880082575%29.jpg/1280px-%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E8%90%8D%E8%93%AC%E8%8D%89_Nuphar_japonica_-%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%85%AC%E5%9C%92_Hong_Kong_Park-_%2816880082575%29.jpg)
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.