Nymphaea loriana
{{Short description|Species of water lily}}
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| genus = Nymphaea
| parent = Nymphaea subg. Nymphaea
| species = loriana
| authority = Wiersema, Hellq. & Borsch
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| range_map = Canada in the world (W3).svg
| range_map_caption = Nymphaea loriana is endemic to Manitoba, and Saskatchewan, Canada
| status = EN
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status2 = G1
| status2_system = TNC
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Nymphaea loriana is a species of waterlily endemic to Manitoba, and Saskatchewan, Canada.{{cite POWO |id=77145364-1 |title=Nymphaea loriana Wiersema, Hellq. & Borsch |accessdate=2 January 2024}}
Description
=Vegetative characteristics=
Nymphaea loriana has branching, 2 cm wide rhizomes. The membranous submerged leaves are 8-10 cm long, and 8-12 cm wide. The suborbicular to ovate-elliptic, 10–21 cm long, and 8-18 cm wide floating leaves have a papery texture. The adaxial leaf surface is green, and the abaxial leaf surface is bright green with occasional purple colouration.Borsch, T., Wiersema, J. H., Hellquist, C. B., Löhne, C., & Govers, K. (2014). [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Cornelia-Loehne/publication/268629297_Speciation_in_North_American_water_lilies_Evidence_for_the_hybrid_origin_of_the_newly_discovered_Canadian_endemic_Nymphaea_loriana_sp_nov_Nymphaeaceae_in_a_past_contact_zone/links/5476f1e70cf245eb437290fb/Speciation-in-North-American-water-lilies-Evidence-for-the-hybrid-origin-of-the-newly-discovered-Canadian-endemic-Nymphaea-loriana-sp-nov-Nymphaeaceae-in-a-past-contact-zone.pdf "Speciation in North American water lilies: evidence for the hybrid origin of the newly discovered Canadian endemic Nymphaea loriana sp. nov.(Nymphaeaceae) in a past contact zone."] Botany, 92(12), 867-882.
=Generative characteristics=
Reproduction
=Generative reproduction=
Taxonomy
=Publication=
It was first described by John Harry Wiersema, Carl Barre Hellquist, and Thomas Borsch in 2014.
=Type specimen=
=Placement within ''Nymphaea''=
=Natural hybridisation=
Etymology
Conservation
The IUCN conservation status is endangered (EN). The NatureServe conservation status is Critically Imperiled (G1).Nymphaea loriana Lori’s Water-lily. (n.d.). NatureServe. Retrieved January 2, 2024, from https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.941954/Nymphaea_loriana
Ecology
=Habitat=
Nymphaea loriana is found in lakes, ponds, marshes, or streams with clear, stagnant, or gently flowing water at depths of 1.5–2 meters. It requires clear water.Robson, D. B., Wiersema, J. H., Hellquist, C. B., & Borsch, T. (2016). [https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/cfn/index.php/cfn/article/download/1787/1772 "Distribution and ecology of a New Species of Water-lily, Nymphaea loriana (Nymphaeaceae), in Western Canada."] The Canadian Field-Naturalist, 130(1), 25-31.