Rocky Mountain cow-lily vs Small Pond-Lily

Nuphar polysepala compared with Nuphar microphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rocky Mountain cow-lily	Small Pond-Lily
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Nymphaeales (Seerosenartige)	Nymphaeales (Seerosenartige)
Family same	Nymphaeaceae	Nymphaeaceae
Genus same	Nuphar	Nuphar
Species	Nuphar polysepala	Nuphar microphylla

Evolutionary Relationship

Rocky Mountain cow-lily and Small Pond-Lily share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Nuphar.

Conservation Status

Rocky Mountain cow-lily

NE — Not Evaluated

Small Pond-Lily

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rocky Mountain cow-lily	Small Pond-Lily
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rocky Mountain cow-lily

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

Small 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:

🇨🇦 Canada