Ottelia ovalifolia, commonly known as swamp lily, is a species of aquatic plant belonging to the Hydrocharitaceae family and native to the Australian mainland. Ottelia ovalifolia has been introduced into New Zealand, Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Swamp lily being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Aponogeton distachyos
- Potamogeton distinctus
- Luronium natans
- Potamogeton cheesemanii
- Potamogeton oakesianus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Alismatales
- Family
- Hydrocharitaceae
- Genus
- Ottelia
- Species
- Ottelia ovalifolia
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