Nuphar lutea
"Nuphar lutea" plant colonies in turn are affected by organisms that graze on its leaves, gnaw on stems, and eat its roots, including turtles, birds, deer, moose, porcupines, and more. The rhizomes are often consumed by muskrats. The Waterlily Leaf Beetle, "Galerucella nymphaeae", spends its entire life cycle around various "Nuphar" species, exposing leaf tissue to microbial attack and loss of floating ability.