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Nymphoides peltata. N. peltata is an aquatic bottom-rooted perennial species with underwater creeping stolons that extend up to 2 meters. [2] Each node on a stolon can produce a new shoot and roots. [4] N. peltata has cordate floating leaves that are 3–15 cm in diameter, green to yellow-green in color, have purple-tinted undersides, and are ...
Nymphoides, or floatingheart, [1] is a genus of aquatic flowering plants in the family Menyanthaceae. The genus name refers to their resemblance to the water lily Nymphaea. Nymphoides are aquatic plants with submerged roots and floating leaves that hold the small flowers above the water surface.
One of the largest aquatic plants in the world is the Amazon water lily; one of the smallest is the minute duckweed. Many small aquatic animals use plants such as duckweed for a home, or for protection from predators. Some other familiar examples of aquatic plants include floating heart, water lily, lotus, and water hyacinth.
Nymphaeaceae (/ ˌnɪmfiˈeɪsi.iː, - ˌaɪ /) is a family of flowering plants, commonly called water lilies. They live as rhizomatous aquatic herbs in temperate and tropical climates around the world. The family contains five genera [4] with about 70 known species. [5]
Water garden plants are divided into three main categories: submerged, marginal, and floating. Submerged plants are those which live almost completely under the water, sometimes with leaves or flowers that grow to the surface such as with the water lily.
Nymphaea maculata is a submerged, perennial, aquatic herb [2] with subglobose rhizomes, and many long, filiform roots. The petiolate, ovate-cordate floating leaves [3] have entire margins. The abaxial leaf surface is spotted. [2] The green abaxial leaf surface with black spotting displays prominent, dichotomous, anastomosing venation.
In rivers, it displays a submerged growth pattern, while in lakes, it develops floating leaves. For example, it has been documented in the Sucuri River in Brazil, known for its clear water. Additionally, it can be found in both natural and artificial lakes within the Pantanal, characterised by clayey soils and murky water rich in organic matter ...
Nelumbo komarovii Grossh. Nelumbo nucifera, also known as sacred lotus, Indian lotus, [1] or simply lotus, is one of two extant species of aquatic plant in the family Nelumbonaceae. It is sometimes colloquially called a water lily, though this more often refers to members of the family Nymphaeaceae. [2]
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