This species is often traded as a backyard plant due to its bright, attractive yellow flowers. It is an extremely invasive perennial herb that has the ability to entirely choke slow moving or still water bodies. It Produces daughter plants at the ends of stolons that can become detached and float away to establish else where. It is a major weed in SE QLD and throughout NSW and its planting in any garden or water body should be strongly avoided due to its invasiveness and adaptability. This plant has undergone a weed risk assessment and has been recommended for a national ban.

A floating perennial herb growing from a rhizome in the mud of the pond base. Leaves are broadly eggshaped to circular with a split at the base to the point of the stalk attachment. The flowers are borne on long stalks up to 30 cm above the water surface. They are 7-16 cm in diameter and violet, blue or white in colour.

Occurs in all mainland states and grows in slowly flowing fresh water or the still water of ponds, dams and lagoons. The Swamp Lily may form extensive colonies in nutrientrich water. The open flowers are the most visible and are white with reddish or purple centres and emerge in the warmer months. Blooms appear regularly and last for less than a day.

Slight bronzed-green waterlily-like leaves with heavily crenated edges and purplish-brown speckles. A robust native water plant with fringed yellow flowers