Nuphar lutea subsp. advena
(Aiton) Kartesz
Yellow pondlily
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Roots, Seeds
The roots are boiled and eaten. The seeds are eaten like popcorn or ground into a meal and used to thicken soups.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
North America, USA,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, St Vincent
How to Identify
A temperate waterlily in the family Nymphaeaceae with edible roots and seeds.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Nuphar lutea, the yellow water-lily, is an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae, native to northern temperate and some subtropical regions of Europe, northwest Africa, and western Asia. This species was used as a food source and in medicinal practices from prehistoric times with potential research and medical applications going forward.
References (1)
- Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 358
