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Nymphoides spinulosperma, marbled marshwort, is a floating aquatic perennial from eastern Australia with rounded leaves and bright yellow fringed flowers. It grows in still or slow water up to about 1 m deep and is readily grown in ponds.
Nymphoides spinulosperma, commonly known as marbled marshwort, is an aquatic plant of the family Menyanthaceae native to eastern Australia. It was described in 1997.
Nymphoides spinulosperma is a perennial herb with stems up to 1.5 cm (0.6 in) long. The oval to circular leaves are 2.5–12 cm long by 2–11 cm wide, with a heart-shaped (cordate) base. There is a pinkspot at the base of the leaf where it attaches to the petiole. The flowers appear in summer and autumn, up to 5.5 cm across and bright yellow with fringed petals.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
