Nymphoides peltata
Photo Credit:
Agnieszka Kwiecień (license: CC-BY 3.0)
An escape from garden water features that spreads easily by runners and survives winters in mud or under water. Listed in several states as an invasive and it is illegal to propagate, sell, purchase, transport, or introduce this species in NY. Despite the lack of validated specimens in the Finger Lakes portion of the NYFA Atlas, it is here.
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Plant Information
Common Name(s):
yellow floating heart
yellow fringed water-lily
yellow fringed water-lily
Type:
Non-Native
Herbaceous Plants - Annuals, Biennials, Perennials
Native Region:
Eurasia
Invasive Level:
Invasive in Finger Lakes
Status:
Prohibited invasive in NYS
Moisture:
Wet
Light:
Sun
