Quercus

Nymphaea odorata subsp. odorata

Nymphaea odorata subsp. odorata

Native status unresolved in South Carolina

Ecological relationships

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11CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC

Genus host records with ranges including SC · Nymphaea

  • Bellura gortynoidesWhite-Tailed Diver
  • Bellura vulnificaWhite Waterlily Diver, Black-Tailed Diver
  • Elophila gyralisWaterlily Borer Moth
  • Elophila obliteralisWaterlily Leafcutter Moth
  • Langessa nomophilalisBlack Langessa
  • Parapoynx allionealisWatermilfoil Leafcutter, Bladderwort Casemaker
  • Parapoynx maculalisPolymorphic Pondweed Moth
  • Parapoynx obscuralisObscure Pondweed Moth
  • Parapoynx seminealisFloating-Heart Waterlilly Moth, Waterlily Casebearer
  • Spodoptera latifasciaOrange-Striped Armyworm, Velvet Armyworm Moth
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  • Spodoptera ornithogalliYellow-Striped Armyworm Moth, Cotton Cutworm
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
5BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Nymphaea

  • Aix sponsaWood Duck
  • Antigone canadensisSandhill Crane
  • Aythya affinisLesser Scaup
  • Aythya collarisRing-necked Duck
  • Gallinula galeataCommon Gallinule
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
Growing and identification

Plant details

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NYMPHAEACEAE

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Conservation status

South Carolina rankNot available
Global rankNot available
SC statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

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