Nuphar × rubrodisca
| Nuphar × rubrodisca | |
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| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Order: | Nymphaeales | 
| Family: | Nymphaeaceae | 
| Genus: | Nuphar | 
| Species: | N. × rubrodisca 
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| Binomial name | |
| Nuphar × rubrodisca | |
 
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| Nuphar × rubrodisca occurs in Canada and the USA[2] | |
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Nuphar × rubrodisca is a species of rhizomatous aquatic plant native to Canada and the USA. It is a natural hybrid of Nuphar variegata and Nuphar microphylla.[2]

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Description
Vegetative characteristics
Nuphar × rubrodisca has 1–2.5 cm wide rhizomes. The petiolate leaves float on the water surface, or are more rarely submersed.[3] The submerged leaves are orbicular.[4]
Generative characteristics
The red stigmatic disk has 8-15 stigmatic rays.[5]
Reproduction
Vegetative reproduction
It can reproduce vegetatively through rhizome fragments.[6]
Generative reproduction
It can be sterile or fertile.[3] The fertility rates are much lower than those of the parental species.[6]
Taxonomy
Publication
It was first described by Thomas Morong in 1886.[2]
Natural hybridisation
Hybridisation events of both parental species are believed to have occurred many times independently from each other.[6]
Conservation
The NatureServe conservation status is T4 Apparently Secure.[1]
Ecology
Habitat
It occurs in streams, tidal waters, ponds, and lakes at elevations of 0–400 m above sea level.[3] It occurs almost exclusively within the overlapping ranges of the parental species.[6]
References
- ^ a b Nuphar lutea ssp. rubrodisca. (n.d.). NatureServe. Retrieved December 7, 2024, from https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.156669/Nuphar_lutea_ssp_rubrodisca
 - ^ a b c d e "Nuphar × rubrodisca Morong". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
 - ^ a b c Nuphar rubrodisca in Flora of North America @ efloras.org. (n.d.-b). Retrieved May 5, 2024, from http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=233500818
 - ^ Morong, Thomas. (1886). Revision of the North American Species of Nuphar. Botanical Gazette, 11(7), 164--169. https://doi.org/10.1086/325965
 - ^ Nuphar X rubrodisca (Intermediate Pond-lily): Minnesota Wildflowers. (n.d.). Retrieved May 5, 2024, from https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/intermediate-pond-lily
 - ^ a b c d Padgett, D. J., Les, D. H., & Crow, G. E. (1998). Evidence for the hybrid origin of Nuphar × rubrodisca (Nymphaeaceae). American Journal of Botany, 85(10), 1468-1476.
 

