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White water lily

Nymphaea alba

Photo by Elsa
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Description:

Aquatic flowering plant in the Nymphaeaceae family. Grows in freshwater ponds in lakes on depths between 30-150 centimeters. The leaves and flowers float on the surface. Flowers are white with lanceolate petals and yellow sepals. Water lilies are perhaps most famous through Claude Monets stunning paintings of the ones growing in his garden.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (8)
Elsa
Hmm.. will look into it, thanks Ashish! Appreciate you ID help :)
Ashish
Elsa I think alba is correct if check shape of Petals. Leafs are like pubescens. I feel its must be commercial cultivar plant specie.
Ashish
I feel its pubescens specie as seeing Reddish shade to leafs also. Check more images of both species.. You can decide easily..!!
Elsa
Done, widest I have :)
Ashish
alba and many pubescens had full Yellow anthers so its very confusing many times. Sepals and Leafs will decide exact specie.
Ashish
I like to see full landscape of this pond...add picture of wide if possible..!!
Elsa
Good point Ashish, however I think N. pubsescens has petals that are too elongate and I've seen some pictures of N. alba with pink shade. I might be wrong though!
Ashish
Nymphaea alba is commonly planted in Europe..!! I feel its Nymphaea pubescens as Sepals had Pink shade.

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PublishedJuly 17, 2011

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