This introduced aquatic plant is commonly known as Cape waterlily.
Nymphaea caerulea is described as a "dicot" in the Nymphaeaceae family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is not classified as it is not native to Queensland. Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
The most common Nymphaea sp. in the Fraser Coast region. Also recorded on K'gari (Fraser Island). Regarded as a wetland species in Queensland WetlandInfo.
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census and is listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in Queensland Herbarium Wildlife Online.
Reported at 21 Fraser Coast localities: Booral, Burrum Heads, Craignish, Duckinwilla, Dundowran Beach, Dunmora, Howard, K'gari, Maryborough, Owanyilla, Pacific Haven, Prawle, Sunshine Acres, Talegalla Weir, Teddington, Tuan Forest, Urangan, Urraween, Walligan, Yengarie, Yerra.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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