Rocky Mountain cow-lily vs Yellow Cowlily

Nuphar polysepala compared with Nuphar lutea

Key Differences

• Rocky Mountain cow-lily is Not Evaluated while Yellow Cowlily is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rocky Mountain cow-lily	Yellow Cowlily
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
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 polysepala	Nuphar lutea

Evolutionary Relationship

Rocky Mountain cow-lily and Yellow Cowlily share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Nuphar.

Conservation Status

Rocky Mountain cow-lily

NE — Not Evaluated

Yellow Cowlily

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rocky Mountain cow-lily	Yellow Cowlily
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.

Yellow Cowlily

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway