Nymphaea haeringiana is a fossil species in the family Nymphaeaceae from the Rupelian of Bad Häring, Austria.
Description The fossil bears 224 scars of stamens. The gynoecium consists of 32 fused carpels. The stigmatic disk is 65 mm wide.Butzmann, R., Fischer, T. C., & Rieber, E. (2009). Makroflora aus dem inneralpinen Fächerdelta der Häring-Formation (Rupelium) vom Duxer Köpfl bei Kufstein/Unterinntal, Österreich. Zitteliana, 129-163.
Taxonomy It was first published as Palaeolobium haeringianum by Franz Unger in 1850.Palaeolobium haeringianum Unger. (n.d.). The International Fossil Plant Names Index (IFPNI). Retrieved February 23, 2025, from https://www.ifpni.org/species.htm?id=85600E3E-626C-4E47-9F26-2E9F79838396 It was placed in the genus Nymphaea as Nymphaea haeringiana by Rainer Butzmann, Thilo C. Fischer, and Ernst Rieber in 2009, although was proposed as the species authority.Nymphaea haeringiana (Unger) Butzm., T.C. Fisch., E. Rieber. (n.d.). The International Fossil Plant Names Index (IFPNI). Retrieved February 23, 2025, from https://www.ifpni.org/species.htm?id=85E65EC8-3883-78C6-160C-04A2E29D02B9 It is placed in the subgenus Nymphaea subg. Lotos.Butzmann, R., & Fischer, T. C. (2013). Fossil water lily fruits with seeds Nymphaea subgenus Lotos, from the Oligocene of Armissan/Narbonne (France). Zitteliana, 93-104.
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