Nymphaeaceae |
Euryale ferox Salisb. ex K.D. Koenig & Sims
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- Common Name: Fox Nuts, Gorgon Plant
- Family: Nymphaeaceae Salisb.
- Country of Origin: China, southern Siberia and northern India
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- Description: This handsome, large aquatic plant is suitable for warm to tropical climates or a heated pond in a tropical greenhouse. An interesting perennial, it has flowers with petals that can be red, purple or lilac and are shorter than the 4 sepals, which are green. The flowers appear in summer, followed by prickly berries.
- Uses: Cultivated for its edible seeds (‘fox nuts’) and rhizomes.
- Culture: It requires about 24 in (60 cm) or more depth of water maintained at a temperature of 60°F (15°C) or higher during summer, with heavy feeding in the form of well-rotted manure held beneath sand. In cool climates it is occasionally grown in a large pool in conservatories. Propagate from seed in late spring.
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 Accession Data:- Accession # 200600004
- Source: Kit Knotts
- Provenance: 5 seeds recieved 10FEB2006 - Lot# 05 EFCP
- Accession Date: 02-10-2006
- Bench: 2306 - Aquatics - Collections & Research
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 05-25-2007
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: basal angiosperms
- Order: Nymphaeales
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- Family: Nymphaeaceae
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References:Missouri Botanic Gardens - Flora of China Website Botanica. Turner & Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version Victoria Web Page
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