| Nuphar lutea | 
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| Nuphar lutea at Leiemeersen, Oostkamp, Belgium | 
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| Scientific classification | 
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
 
| Order: | Nymphaeales | 
 
| Family: | Nymphaeaceae | 
 
| Genus: | Nuphar | 
 
| Section: | Nuphar sect. Nuphar | 
| Species: | N. lutea | 
| Binomial name | 
| Nuphar lutea 
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| It is native to the region spanning from Europe to Siberia, Xinjiang, China, and  North Algeria. | 
| Synonyms | 
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Nenuphar luteum (L.) Link 
Nymphaea lutea L. 
Nymphona lutea (L.) Bubani 
Nymphozanthus europaeus Desv. 
Nymphozanthus luteus (L.) Fernald 
Nuphar affinis Harz 
Nuphar fluviatile Laest. 
Nuphar grandiflora Laest. 
Nuphar grandifolia Laest. 
Nuphar graveolens Laest. 
Nuphar latifolia Laest.
Nuphar latifolia subsp. boreale Laest. 
Nuphar lobata Laest. 
Nuphar lutea var. rivularis (Dumort.) De Wild. & T.Durand 
Nuphar lutea var. submersa Rouy & Foucaud 
Nuphar rivularis Dumort. 
Nuphar sericea Láng 
Nuphar spathulifera Rchb. 
Nuphar systyla Wallr. 
Nuphar tenella Rchb.
Nymphaea affinis (Harz) Hayek 
Nymphaea lutea var. affinis (Harz) J.Schust. 
Nymphaea lutea subf. denticulata J.Schust. 
Nymphaea lutea var. harzii J.Schust. 
Nymphaea lutea var. minor Lej. 
Nymphaea lutea var. puberula J.Schust. 
Nymphaea lutea f. punctata J.Schust. 
Nymphaea lutea f. purpureosignata J.Schust. 
Nymphaea lutea f. schlierensis J.Schust. 
Nymphaea lutea f. sericea J.Schust. 
Nymphaea lutea f. submersa J.Schust. 
Nymphaea lutea f. tenella (Rchb.) J.Schust. 
Nymphaea lutea f. terrestris J.Schust. 
Nymphaea lutea f. urceolata J.Schust. 
Nymphaea umbilicalis Salisb. 
Nymphozanthus affinis (Harz) Fernald 
Nymphozanthus sericeus (Láng) Fernald 
Nymphozanthus vulgaris Rich. 
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Nuphar lutea, the yellow water-lily, brandy-bottle,  or spadderdock, is an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae, native to northern temperate and some subtropical regions of Europe, northwest Africa, and western Asia. This species was used as a food source and in medicinal practices from prehistoric times with potential research and medical applications going forward.: 30