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White Lotus

Nymphaea alba

Photo by Sachin Zaveri
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Field Notes

Habitat:

It grows in water from 30-150 centimeters deep and likes large ponds and lakes. The leaves can be up to thirty centimeters in diameter and they take up a spread of 150 centimeters per plant. The flowers are white and they have many small stamens inside.

Notes:

National Flower of India

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