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 Nuphar lutea (L.) Sm.

Synonyms	:	Nymphaea lutea L.
Family	:	Nymphaeaceae
Local name	:	English- . yellow pond lily
Flowering and fruiting period	:	May to October
Distribution	:	Eurasia, northern Africa, eastern United States, West Indies
Habitat	:	Aquatic and marshy areas
Uses	:	Ornamental purpose .Used in Aquariums
Key Botanical Characters  Fragrant globular cup-shaped greenish-yellow flowers appear from May to October. Each flower partially opens in the morning and closes at night, lasting about 4-5 days. Spent flowers give way to seed heads that burst when ripe, thus broadcasting or spattering their seeds over the water surface in a manner supposedly reminiscent of dock (Rumex), hence the common name of spatterdock. Flowers and leaf stems die back to the rhizome in autumn.