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Nymphaea alba, the white waterlily, European white water lily or white nenuphar / ˈ n ɛ nj ʊ f ɑːr /, is an aquatic flowering plant in the family Nymphaeaceae. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] It is native to North Africa, temperate Asia, Europe and tropical Asia (Jammu and Kashmir).
The Banana Plant has rounded leaves that have a notch at the base. They resemble small water lily leaves that can grow over a week or two. The leaves are green above and dull purple below in high light, and light green to yellow both below and above in low light conditions. It bears small white five-petalled flowers that arise from below the leaf.
The flower of Nymphaea alba, a species of water lily Bud of Nelumbo nucifera, an aquatic plant.. Aquatic plants also referred to as hydrophytes [1] are vascular plants and non-vascular plants [2] that have adapted to live in aquatic environments (saltwater or freshwater).
The floating or emersed, [5] yellow, 6–13 cm wide flowers have peduncles with 4 primary air canals. [10] The flowers have four sepals [6] and 12-30 yellow petals. [5] The androeceum consists of 50 stamens. [8] The gynoecium consists of 7-10 carpels. [5] The spheroid or ovoid fruit bears 3–5 mm long, and 3–5 mm wide seeds [11] with ...
Plants of the genus are known commonly as water lilies, [3] [5] or waterlilies in the United Kingdom. The genus name is from the Greek νυμφαία, nymphaia and the Latin nymphaea , which means "water lily" and were inspired by the nymphs of Greek and Latin mythology .
The flowers have four [12] [7] [2] prickly, petaloid, 12 cm long, and 7–8 cm wide sepals. [12] The 50-100 petals [ 5 ] gradually transition towards the shape of the stamens, [ 7 ] however there is an abrupt change between the innermost petals to the outermost staminodia.
Nymphaea tetragona is an aquatic perennial, [3] species of flowering plant commonly called pygmy waterlily [4] and small white water lily, [5] belonging to the family Nymphaeaceae. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Description
Nymphaea odorata, also known as the American white waterlily, [3] fragrant water-lily, [4] beaver root, fragrant white water lily, white water lily, sweet-scented white water lily, and sweet-scented water lily, [5] is an aquatic plant belonging to the genus Nymphaea.