Naming
The name ''Euryale'' comes from the mythical Greek Gorgon by the same name. The Soviet Union issued a postage stamp featuring this species.References:
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Gorgon Plant
Euryale ferox
''Euryale ferox'' , Onibas in Japanese or gorgon nut) is the only extant species in the genus ''Euryale''. It is a flowering plant classified in the water lily family, Nymphaeaceae, although it is occasionally regarded as a distinct family Euryalaceae. Unlike other water lilies, the pollen grains of ''Euryale'' have three nuclei.
