| Nuphar lutea
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| Nuphar lutea
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| Scientific classification
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| Kingdom:
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Plantae
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| Clade:
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Tracheophytes
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| Clade:
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Angiosperms
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| Order:
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Nymphaeales
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| Family:
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Nymphaeaceae
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| Genus:
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Nuphar
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| Section:
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Nuphar sect. Nuphar
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| Species:
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N. lutea
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| Binomial name
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Nuphar lutea
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*Green: native
- Red: native but extinct (Sicily)
- Purple: introduced
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| 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, 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.