Least Water Lily vs yellow pond-lily

Nuphar pumila compared with Nuphar rubrodisca

Key Differences

• Least Water Lily is Least Concern while yellow pond-lily is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Least Water Lily	yellow pond-lily
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Nymphaeales (Nymphaeales)	Nymphaeales (Nymphaeales)
Family same	Nymphaeaceae	Nymphaeaceae
Genus same	Nuphar	Nuphar
Species	Nuphar pumila	Nuphar rubrodisca

Evolutionary Relationship

Least Water Lily and yellow pond-lily share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Nuphar.

Conservation Status

Least Water Lily

LC — Least Concern

yellow pond-lily

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Least Water Lily	yellow pond-lily
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Least Water Lily

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

yellow pond-lily

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States