Index / Search / Nymphaea odorata
§1 Plant
Nymphaea odorata Aiton
vernacular American white waterlily — species · Nymphaeaceae
PlateNo public-domain or CC photograph located.
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Nymphaeaceae Salisb.
- Genus
- Nymphaea
§2a
Native status, by region
- AK Alaska Introduced
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
- PR Puerto Rico Native
§2b
County-level range
· 767 counties across 36 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 767 counties across 36 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 30 N ▾
- Autauga 01001
- Baldwin 01003
- Barbour 01005
- Bibb 01007
- Calhoun 01015
- Coffee 01031
- Conecuh 01035
- Covington 01039
- Crenshaw 01041
- Elmore 01051
- Escambia 01053
- Etowah 01055
- Geneva 01061
- Greene 01063
- Hale 01065
- Henry 01067
- Houston 01069
- Jackson 01071
- Lee 01081
- Limestone 01083
- Macon 01087
- Madison 01089
- Mobile 01097
- Monroe 01099
- Montgomery 01101
- Perry 01105
- Pike 01109
- Russell 01113
- Tuscaloosa 01125
- Washington 01129
Alaska view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Arizona view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 20 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 2 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 56 N ▾
- Alachua 12001
- Baker 12003
- Bay 12005
- Bradford 12007
- Brevard 12009
- Broward 12011
- Charlotte 12015
- Citrus 12017
- Clay 12019
- Collier 12021
- Columbia 12023
- DeSoto 12027
- Dixie 12029
- Duval 12031
- Escambia 12033
- Flagler 12035
- Franklin 12037
- Gilchrist 12041
- Glades 12043
- Gulf 12045
- Hamilton 12047
- Hendry 12051
- Hernando 12053
- Highlands 12055
- Hillsborough 12057
- Holmes 12059
- Jackson 12063
- Jefferson 12065
- Lafayette 12067
- Lake 12069
- Lee 12071
- Leon 12073
- Levy 12075
- Madison 12079
- Manatee 12081
- Marion 12083
- Martin 12085
- Miami-Dade 12086
- Nassau 12089
- Okaloosa 12091
- Okeechobee 12093
- Orange 12095
- Osceola 12097
- Palm Beach 12099
- Pasco 12101
- Pinellas 12103
- Polk 12105
- Putnam 12107
- Santa Rosa 12113
- Sarasota 12115
- Sumter 12119
- Taylor 12123
- Volusia 12127
- Wakulla 12129
- Walton 12131
- Washington 12133
Georgia view state ↗ 33 N ▾
- Baker 13007
- Berrien 13019
- Bibb 13021
- Bulloch 13031
- Burke 13033
- Chatham 13051
- Clarke 13059
- Columbia 13073
- Decatur 13087
- DeKalb 13089
- Dooly 13093
- Dougherty 13095
- Early 13099
- Effingham 13103
- Grady 13131
- Harris 13145
- Henry 13151
- Houston 13153
- Jackson 13157
- Jasper 13159
- Jefferson 13163
- Jenkins 13165
- Lee 13177
- Liberty 13179
- Long 13183
- Lowndes 13185
- Macon 13193
- Madison 13195
- McIntosh 13191
- Muscogee 13215
- Screven 13251
- Ware 13299
- Wayne 13305
Illinois view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Boone 17007
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Cook 17031
- Cumberland 17035
- DeKalb 17037
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Franklin 17055
- Fulton 17057
- Grundy 17063
- Henderson 17071
- Jasper 17079
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- Lee 17103
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Rock Island 17161
- Scott 17171
- Stephenson 17177
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Will 17197
- Winnebago 17201
Indiana view state ↗ 21 N ▾
Iowa view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Louisiana view state ↗ 40 N ▾
- Allen 22003
- Bienville 22013
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Calcasieu 22019
- Cameron 22023
- Claiborne 22027
- De Soto 22031
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- East Feliciana 22037
- Evangeline 22039
- Grant 22043
- Jackson 22049
- Jefferson 22051
- Jefferson Davis 22053
- Lafourche 22057
- Lincoln 22061
- Livingston 22063
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Orleans 22071
- Ouachita 22073
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- Richland 22083
- Sabine 22085
- St. Charles 22089
- St. John the Baptist 22095
- St. Landry 22097
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Tensas 22107
- Terrebonne 22109
- Union 22111
- Vermilion 22113
- Vernon 22115
- Washington 22117
- Webster 22119
- West Feliciana 22125
- Winn 22127
Maine view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Maryland view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 70 N ▾
- Alcona 26001
- Alger 26003
- Allegan 26005
- Alpena 26007
- Antrim 26009
- Arenac 26011
- Baraga 26013
- Barry 26015
- Bay 26017
- Benzie 26019
- Berrien 26021
- Branch 26023
- Calhoun 26025
- Cass 26027
- Charlevoix 26029
- Cheboygan 26031
- Chippewa 26033
- Clare 26035
- Clinton 26037
- Crawford 26039
- Dickinson 26043
- Emmet 26047
- Genesee 26049
- Gladwin 26051
- Gogebic 26053
- Grand Traverse 26055
- Gratiot 26057
- Hillsdale 26059
- Houghton 26061
- Ingham 26065
- Iosco 26069
- Iron 26071
- Isabella 26073
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kalkaska 26079
- Kent 26081
- Keweenaw 26083
- Lake 26085
- Lapeer 26087
- Leelanau 26089
- Lenawee 26091
- Livingston 26093
- Luce 26095
- Mackinac 26097
- Manistee 26101
- Marquette 26103
- Mason 26105
- Mecosta 26107
- Menominee 26109
- Missaukee 26113
- Monroe 26115
- Montcalm 26117
- Montmorency 26119
- Muskegon 26121
- Newaygo 26123
- Oakland 26125
- Ogemaw 26129
- Ontonagon 26131
- Osceola 26133
- Otsego 26137
- Ottawa 26139
- Presque Isle 26141
- Roscommon 26143
- Schoolcraft 26153
- Shiawassee 26155
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Van Buren 26159
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
Minnesota view state ↗ 40 N ▾
- Aitkin 27001
- Anoka 27003
- Becker 27005
- Beltrami 27007
- Blue Earth 27013
- Carlton 27017
- Cass 27021
- Chisago 27025
- Clearwater 27029
- Cook 27031
- Crow Wing 27035
- Dakota 27037
- Douglas 27041
- Freeborn 27047
- Goodhue 27049
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Hubbard 27057
- Isanti 27059
- Itasca 27061
- Lake 27075
- Morrison 27097
- Nicollet 27103
- Otter Tail 27111
- Pine 27115
- Pipestone 27117
- Polk 27119
- Ramsey 27123
- Rice 27131
- Roseau 27135
- Scott 27139
- St. Louis 27137
- Stearns 27145
- Steele 27147
- Todd 27153
- Wabasha 27157
- Waseca 27161
- Washington 27163
- Winona 27169
- Wright 27171
Mississippi view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Nebraska view state ↗ 13 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 10 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 19 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 48 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Allegany 36003
- Bronx 36005
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Cayuga 36011
- Chautauqua 36013
- Chemung 36015
- Chenango 36017
- Clinton 36019
- Columbia 36021
- Delaware 36025
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Essex 36031
- Franklin 36033
- Greene 36039
- Hamilton 36041
- Herkimer 36043
- Jefferson 36045
- Kings 36047
- Lewis 36049
- Livingston 36051
- Madison 36053
- Monroe 36055
- Nassau 36059
- New York 36061
- Oneida 36065
- Onondaga 36067
- Orange 36071
- Oswego 36075
- Otsego 36077
- Putnam 36079
- Queens 36081
- Rensselaer 36083
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Saratoga 36091
- Seneca 36099
- St. Lawrence 36089
- Steuben 36101
- Suffolk 36103
- Sullivan 36105
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
- Wyoming 36121
North Carolina view state ↗ 39 N ▾
- Avery 37011
- Bladen 37017
- Brunswick 37019
- Buncombe 37021
- Chatham 37037
- Chowan 37041
- Cumberland 37051
- Currituck 37053
- Dare 37055
- Duplin 37061
- Forsyth 37067
- Guilford 37081
- Harnett 37085
- Henderson 37089
- Hoke 37093
- Hyde 37095
- Johnston 37101
- Macon 37113
- Mecklenburg 37119
- Moore 37125
- New Hanover 37129
- Onslow 37133
- Orange 37135
- Pender 37141
- Perquimans 37143
- Richmond 37153
- Robeson 37155
- Sampson 37163
- Scotland 37165
- Stanly 37167
- Transylvania 37175
- Tyrrell 37177
- Union 37179
- Vance 37181
- Wake 37183
- Watauga 37189
- Wayne 37191
- Wilkes 37193
- Wilson 37195
Ohio view state ↗ 35 N ▾
- Allen 39003
- Ashland 39005
- Ashtabula 39007
- Athens 39009
- Auglaize 39011
- Champaign 39021
- Columbiana 39029
- Coshocton 39031
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Defiance 39039
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Geauga 39055
- Highland 39071
- Holmes 39075
- Lake 39085
- Lawrence 39087
- Licking 39089
- Logan 39091
- Lorain 39093
- Madison 39097
- Mahoning 39099
- Medina 39103
- Mercer 39107
- Ottawa 39123
- Perry 39127
- Portage 39133
- Richland 39139
- Scioto 39145
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Trumbull 39155
- Vinton 39163
- Williams 39171
- Wood 39173
Oklahoma view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 29 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Berks 42011
- Bucks 42017
- Carbon 42025
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clearfield 42033
- Columbia 42037
- Crawford 42039
- Dauphin 42043
- Erie 42049
- Juniata 42067
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Mercer 42085
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Northampton 42095
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Sullivan 42113
- Susquehanna 42115
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
Rhode Island view state ↗ 4 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Caroline 51033
- Charles City 51036
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Chesterfield 51041
- Clarke 51043
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Fairfax 51059
- Henrico 51087
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- Lancaster 51103
- Mathews 51115
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince George 51149
- Rockingham 51165
- Shenandoah 51171
- Southampton 51175
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
West Virginia view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 58 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Ashland 55003
- Barron 55005
- Bayfield 55007
- Brown 55009
- Buffalo 55011
- Burnett 55013
- Chippewa 55017
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Dodge 55027
- Door 55029
- Douglas 55031
- Florence 55037
- Fond du Lac 55039
- Forest 55041
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Green Lake 55047
- Iowa 55049
- Iron 55051
- Jackson 55053
- Jefferson 55055
- Kenosha 55059
- Kewaunee 55061
- La Crosse 55063
- Langlade 55067
- Lincoln 55069
- Manitowoc 55071
- Marinette 55075
- Marquette 55077
- Menominee 55078
- Milwaukee 55079
- Oconto 55083
- Oneida 55085
- Ozaukee 55089
- Polk 55095
- Portage 55097
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Rusk 55107
- Sauk 55111
- Sawyer 55113
- Shawano 55115
- Sheboygan 55117
- St. Croix 55109
- Taylor 55119
- Vilas 55125
- Walworth 55127
- Washburn 55129
- Washington 55131
- Waukesha 55133
- Waupaca 55135
- Waushara 55137
- Winnebago 55139
- Wood 55141
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/NYOD ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2882412 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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