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Hydrocleys nymphoides

Waterpoppy


Hydrocleys nymphoides

(Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Buchenau 1868
Amapola De Agua
Golfo

Family: Alismataceae
Order: Alismatales
Class: Liliopsida
Phylum / Division: Magnoliophyta
Kingdom: Plantae

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Other common names: Amapolita De Agua, Camalotillo.

Synonyms: Hydrocleys commersonii, Hydrocleys humboldtii, Limnocharis commersonii, Limnocharis nymphoides, Stratioides nymphoides.





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Hydrocleys nymphoides, the waterpoppy or water-poppy, is an aquatic plant species in the Alismataceae. It is widespread across South America, Central America, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and the Netherlands Antilles. It is cultivated in many places for used in decorative ponds and artificial aquatic habitats, and naturalized in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Fiji, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Florida, Louisiana and Texas.

Source: Wikipedia, article Hydrocleys nymphoides. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Count: 14

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Photography ID: 642249
  Adult

Esteros del Iberá
Corrientes
Argentina
07/07/2025
Aluminé Sangorrín
Foto
Photography ID: 602576
  Adult

Alvear
Corrientes
Argentina
12/18/2021
Maria Belén Dri
Foto
Photography ID: 584124
  Adult

Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
05/15/2024
Gustavo Puente
Foto
Photography ID: 538048
  Adult

Esteros del Iberá
Corrientes
Argentina
06/05/2023
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 492622
  Adult

Mercedes
Corrientes
Argentina
04/29/2022
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 473789
  Adult

Villaguay
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/04/2021
Patricia Beatriz Benitez
Foto
Photography ID: 473785
  Adult

Villaguay
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/04/2021
Patricia Beatriz Benitez
Foto
Photography ID: 450355
  Adult

Esteros del Iberá
Corrientes
Argentina
03/21/2011
Daniel Oscar Serra



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Species records

Count: 15



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
231706507/07/2025ArgentinaCorrientesCamba Trapo, Esteros del IberáAluminé Sangorrín
203421315/05/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosCuenca del Ñancay. Camino que sale al oeste en R14 km 14, CeibasGustavo Puente
177803705/06/2023ArgentinaCorrientesColonia Carlos Pellegrini, Esteros del IberáHugo Alberto Valderrey
157804129/04/2022ArgentinaCorrientesEntre Mercedes y Carlos Pellegrini, MercedesHugo Alberto Valderrey
155992606/03/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresKm 57,5, General RodriguezSergio Gabriel Borrillo
216194618/12/2021ArgentinaCorrientesAlvearMaria Belén Dri
150931004/12/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Natural El Caranday, VillaguayPatricia Beatriz Benitez
149447704/11/2021ArgentinaCorrientesEsteros del Iberá, Colonia Carlos PellegriniHugo Alberto Valderrey
160515528/10/2021ArgentinaCorrientesZona Ituzaingó, Esteros del IberáPatricia Gabriela Mancilla Iglesias
141471314/06/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Privada Senderos del MonteGustavo Puente
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Waterpoppy (Hydrocleys nymphoides) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.