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|accepted_name=Nymphaea leibergii
|accepted_authority=Morong
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Bot. Gaz.
|place=13: 124, in note. 1888
|year=1888
}}
|common_names=Pygmy water-lily;small white water-lily
|special_status={{Treatment/ID/Special_status
|code=E
|label=Endemic
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|code=F
|label=Illustrated
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|basionyms=
|synonyms={{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Castalia leibergii
|authority=Morong
|rank=species
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|name=Nymphaea tetragona subsp. leibergii
|authority=(Morong) A. E. Porsild
|rank=subspecies
}}
|hierarchy=Nymphaeaceae;Nymphaea;Nymphaea leibergii
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Nymphaeaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Nymphaea]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Nymphaea leibergii]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 3
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Rhizomes </b>unbranched, erect, cylindric; stolons absent. <b>Leaves</b>: petiole glabrous. <b>Leaf</b> blade abaxially green to deep purple, adaxially green, ovate to elliptic, 3-19 × 2-15 cm, margins entire; venation radiate centrally, without weblike pattern, principal veins 7-13; surfaces glabrous. <b>Flowers</b> floating, 3-7.5 cm diam., opening and closing diurnally, only sepals and outermost (occasionally innermost) petals in distinct whorls of 4; sepals uniformly green, obscurely veined, lines of insertion on receptacle not prominent; petals 8-15, white; stamens 20-40, yellow, connective appendage projecting less than 0.2 mm beyond anther; filaments widest above middle, much longer than anthers; pistil 5-12-locular, appendages at margin of stigmatic disk tapered or slightly boat-shaped, 0.6-1.5 × 0.8-1.4 mm. <b>Seeds</b> ovoid, ca. 2-3 × 1.5-2 mm, ca. 1.3-1.5 times as long as broad, lacking papillae on surface.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering summer.
|habitat=Ponds, lakes, and quiet streams
|elevation=0-1000 m
|distribution=Alta.;B.C.;Man.;Ont.;Que.;Sask.;Idaho;Maine;Mich.;Minn.;Mont.
|discussion=<p>Although widely distributed in northern North America, <i>Nymphaea leibergii</i> is apparently not common in much of its range. It is closely related to <i>N. tetragona</i> (see also), with which it has been confused; it differs in a number of floral and foliar characteristics. Although the two species are sympatric over central and western Canada, the distinctions are maintained. Coexistent populations are unknown at this time; such populations would provide useful study opportunities and should be sought in the area of overlap, especially in southeastern and central Manitoba and east-central British Columbia where nearby populations exist.</p><!--
--><p>A presumed natural hybrid between <i>Nymphaea leibergii</i> and <i>N. odorata </i>subsp.<i> odorata</i> has recently been found by Hellquist in northern Maine. It is intermediate in morphology between the two parental species and appears to be sterile.</p>
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name=Nymphaea leibergii
|authority=Morong
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=Castalia leibergii;Nymphaea tetragona subsp. leibergii
|basionyms=
|family=Nymphaeaceae
|phenology=Flowering summer.
|habitat=Ponds, lakes, and quiet streams
|elevation=0-1000 m
|distribution=Alta.;B.C.;Man.;Ont.;Que.;Sask.;Idaho;Maine;Mich.;Minn.;Mont.
|reference=None
|publication title=Bot. Gaz.
|publication year=1888
|special status=Endemic;Illustrated
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|genus=Nymphaea
|species=Nymphaea leibergii
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