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The American white pelican rivals the trumpeter swan, with a similar overall length, as one of the longest birds native to North America. Both very large and plump, it has an overall length of about 50–70 in (130–180 cm), courtesy of the huge beak which measures 11.3–15.2 in (290–390 mm) in males and 10.3–14.2 in (260–360 mm) in ...
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.
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).
Nuphar is a genus of aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae, with a temperate to subarctic Northern Hemisphere distribution. Common names include water-lily (Eurasian species; shared with many other genera in the same family), pond-lily, alligator-bonnet or bonnet lily, and spatterdock (North American species).
Gunnison Island is located in the northwest quadrant of the Great Salt Lake in Box Elder County, Utah, United States, approximately 55 miles (89 km) northwest of Salt Lake City and about 6 miles (9.7 km) east from the lake's western shore, and is best known as an important rookery for the American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos).
White waterlily can mean: Nymphaea alba, of Europe and North Africa; Nymphaea lotus, of East Africa and Southeast Asia; Nymphaea nouchali, of South Asia, Southeast ...
An "aggressive" water buffalo escaped from its owner in Iowa over the weekend and remained on the loose Tuesday, with police urging residents in and around Des Moines to keep their eyes peeled and ...
Nymphaea leibergii, also known as the dwarf waterlily and Leiberg's waterlily, is a perennial emergent aquatic plant belonging to the genus Nymphaea.It can be found across northern North America in ponds and slow moving streams.