Nymphoides peltata

Nymphoides peltata (S. G. Gmel.) Kuntze, Revis. gen. pl. 2:429. 1891 (Syn: Limnanthemum nymphoides (L.) Hoffmanns. & Link; Limnanthemum peltatum S. G. Gmel.; Limnanthes nymphoides (L.) Stokes; Limnanthes peltata (S. G. Gmel.) S.F.Gray; Menyanthes natans Lam.; Menyanthes nymphoides L.; Nymphoides europaea Fisch. ex Steud.; Nymphoides flava Druce; Nymphoides nymphoides (L.) Britton; Nymphoides orbiculata Gilib.; Nymphoides peltatum (S. G. Gmel.) Britten & Rendle; Schweyckerta nymphoides (L.) C. C. Gmel.; Villarsia nymphoidea (L.) St. Lager; Villarsia nymphoides (L.) Vent.; Villarsia peltata (S. G. Gmel.) Roem. & Schult.; Waldschmidia nymphoides (L.) Wigg.);          

Austria, Belgium, England, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, Netherlands,
Hungary, Poland, Romania, Denmark (introduced), Switzerland (introduced), Sweden
(introduced), Portugal, Spain, France, Sardinia, Italy, former Yugoslavia,
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, C-, N- & E-European Russia,
Belarus, Ukraine, Northern Caucasus, Georgia [Caucasus], Armenia, Azerbaijan,
Siberia (W-Siberia, C-Siberia), Russian Far East, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Japan
(Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu), Taiwan (introduced), South Korea, Mongolia, China
(Anhui, Beijing, Fujian, Gansu, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan,
Hongkong, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Macao, Nei Mongol,
Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanghai, Shanxi, Sichuan, South China Sea Islands,
Tianjin, Xinjiang, Yunnan, Zhejiang), Taiwan, European Turkey, Iran (N-Iran),
Jammu & Kashmir (Kashmir), USA (introduced) (Arkansas (introduced), Arizona
(introduced), California (introduced), Connecticut (introduced), District of
Columbia (introduced), Delaware (introduced), Illinois (introduced), Indiana
(introduced), Kentucky (introduced), Louisiana (introduced), Massachusetts
(introduced), Maryland (introduced), Missouri (introduced), Mississippi
(introduced), New Hampshire (introduced), New Jersey (introduced), New York
(introduced), Ohio (introduced), Oklahoma (introduced), Pennsylvania
(introduced), Rhode Island (introduced), Tennessee (introduced), Texas
(introduced), Vermont (introduced), Washington State (introduced)), Canada
(introduced) (Ontario (introduced), Quebec (introduced)) as per Catalogue of Life;

 

 

Nymphoides peltata (syn. Villarsia nymphaeoides, Fringed Water-lily, Yellow Floating-heart, Water Fringe) is an aquatic plant of the family Menyanthaceae native to Eurasia.  

The plants are commonly sold for use in ornamental water gardens.

(From Wikipedia on 17.7.13)

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 Nymphoides peltata is a PERENNIAL.  It is hardy to zone 6. It is in flower from Jul to September, and the seeds ripen from Aug to October. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Bees, Lepidoptera

Water margins of ponds and slow moving water[17].

Europe, including Britain, from Sweden south and east to Spain, N. and W. Asia to Japan

Leaves and leaf stems – cooked as a potherb[2, 178, 179, 183]. The interior of the stem is eaten, it is highly esteemed[145, 178]. The leaves are not very palatable[K]. Flower buds – cooked as a potherb[105, 183]. Seed[178]. No further details are given.

Anthelmintic, diuretic, febrifuge, galactogogue, skin. The fresh leaves are used in the treatment of periodic headaches[145, 178, 240]. The plant is diuretic, febrifuge and refrigerant[218]. It is bruised and used in the treatment of burns, fevers, ulcers, snake bites and swellings[218]. The plant contains rutin, but no details are given of the quantity[218].

(From PFAF ) 

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Nymphoides peltata from Kashmir – efloraofindia | Google Groups : 3 images.

Nymphoides peltata from Kashmir, characterised by yellow flowers, growing in Dal Lake and ponds. Photographed from artificial lake in Botanical Garden below Cheshmashahi on June 26, 2010.

Common names:

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Aquatic Plant for ID : Dal Lake,Srinagar : 24JUN16 : AK-41 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3)

Another aquatic plant seen in Dal Lake on the 24th April.

Nymphoides peltatum

Fwd: ‘Fringed Water-Lily’ (Nymphoides peltata) in Kashmir Lake : 1 post by 1 author. 6 images.

 

References:

Catalogue of Life  GRIN  The Plant List  Wikipedia  PFAF