Nymphaeaceae
James' waterlily
Nymphaea jamesoniana
- Family
- Nymphaeaceae
- Genus
- Nymphaea
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- James' waterlily
Synonyms
- Castalia gilbertii Morong
- Castalia jamesoniana Britton & P.Wilson
- Leuconymphaea gibertii Morong ex Conard
- Leuconymphaea jamesoniana Kuntze
- Nymphaea gibertii Conard
- Nymphaea sagittariifolia Lehm.
Flowers
- In flower
- August to October, December (from 16 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
LeavesPhoto: brycelee, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Julio Cesar Chavez Barrera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Conan Wolff, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Claudio Cantú Muñiz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.