In recent years, the Society of Wilderness has taken Nuphar shimadae to symbolize the spirit of the society. Its Taoyuan chapter has surveyed the plant and its numbers in irrigation ponds.
這幾年荒野協會更以台灣萍蓬草作為協會的精神象徵，並由桃園分會積極監測其生長狀況和陂塘數量。