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Nymphaea odorata subsp. tuberosa

Nymphaea odorata subsp. tuberosa is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Nymphaea odorata subsp. tuberosa rather than just read about it. In short: Nymphaea odorata subsp. tuberosa is a subspecies of Nymphaea odorata native to the region spanning from Central and Eastern Canada, extending to North Central and Northeastern United States. Description Vegetative characteristics Nymphaea odorata subsp. tuberosa has horizontal, tuberous, branched, 30-80 cm long, and 2-5 cm wide rhizomes.

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Reference excerpt

Nymphaea odorata subsp. tuberosa is a subspecies of Nymphaea odorata native to the region spanning from Central and Eastern Canada, extending to North Central and Northeastern United States.

Description

Vegetative characteristics Nymphaea odorata subsp. tuberosa has horizontal, tuberous, branched, 30-80 cm long, and 2-5 cm wide rhizomes. The leaves of mature plants float on the water, or extend 2-7 cm above the surface. The petiolate, orbicular leaves are 12-38 cm wide. The abaxial leaf surface is green or slightly purple. The petiole has brown to purple stripes. It has four primary central, and twelve secondary peripheral air canals.

Generative characteristics The 10-23 cm wide flowers emerge 10-15 cm above the water surface. They have green, terete, 30-200 cm long, and 0.5-0.9 cm wide peduncles. The peduncles have red to brown stripes. The flowers have four sepals with a rounded apex. The white, obovate to spatulate petals have a rounded apex. The gynoecium consists of 14 carpels. The globose, 2.2 cm long, and 3.2 cm wide fruit bears 2.8-4.5 mm long seeds. The flowers are inodorous, or only very faintly fragrant.

Cytology The haploid chromosome count is n = 42.

Reproduction

Vegetative reproduction It can reproduce vegetatively by detached rhizomes.

Generative reproduction Flowering occurs in late spring to summer. Fruiting occurs from July to October.

Taxonomy

Publication It was described as Nymphaea tuberosa Paine by John Alsop Paine in 1865. Later, it was included in the species Nymphaea odorata Aiton as the subspecies Nymphaea odorata subsp. tuberosa (Paine) Wiersema & Hellq. published by John Harry Wiersema & Carl Barre Hellquist in 1994.

Type specimen The lectotype was collected by J.A.Paine in Lake Ontario, near Rochester, USA in Aug 1865.

Position with in Nymphaea It is placed in Nymphaea subg. Nymphaea.

Etymology The subspecific epithet tuberosa, from the Latin tuberosus, means tuberous, or having a tuber.

Ecology

Habitat It occurs in streams, rivers, ponds, and lakes.

Use

Food The rhizomes are edible.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Nymphaea odorata subsp. tuberosa

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Nymphaea odorata subsp. tuberosa ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Nymphaea odorata subsp. tuberosa

In research: Nymphaea odorata subsp. tuberosa appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Nymphaea odorata subsp. tuberosa in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Nymphaea odorata subsp. tuberosa is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Flora of Canada, Flora of Northern America, Flora of the United States, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Nymphaea odorata subsp. tuberosa outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Nymphaea odorata subsp. tuberosa is a subspecies of Nymphaea odorata native to the region spanning from Central and Eastern Canada, extending to North Central and Northeastern United States. Description Vegetative characteristics Nymphaea odorata subsp. tuberosa has horizontal, tuberous, branched…

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