American White Waterlily
Nymphaea odorata
Native to Florida

Where it grows in Florida
- Panhandle
- Bay, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Wakulla, Walton, Washington
- North
- Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Flagler, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Levy, Madison, Marion, Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns, Suwannee, Taylor, Union
- Central
- Brevard, Citrus, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lake, Manatee, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, St. Lucie, Sarasota, Seminole, Sumter, Volusia
- South
- Broward, Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Lee, Martin, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach
- Keys
- Monroe
63 of 67 counties, from research-grade iNaturalist observations. They show where people have photographed it, not every place it grows — absence here isn't proof it's absent.
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