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Swamp Lily
Ottelia ovalifolia
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Southern Swamp CrinumCrinum americanumStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Australia | 315 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 155 |
| New Zealand | 91 |
| New South Wales | 91 |
| Auckland Region | 39 |
| Victoria | 36 |
| Northland Region | 22 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 16 |
| South Australia | 13 |
| Waikato Region | 7 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | monocots · Liliopsida |
| Order | Aroids, Water Plantains, Seagrass, and allies · Alismatales |
| Family | tape-grass family · Hydrocharitaceae |
| Genus | Waterpistol · Ottelia |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Swamp Lily with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.