The leaves of water lily are dash and float on the dash of water
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water lily,
water lily, (family Nymphaeaceae), family of 58 species in 3 genera of freshwater flowering plants (order Nymphaeales), native to the temperate and tropical parts of the world. Water lilies provide food for fish and wildlife but sometimes cause drainage problems because of their rapid growth. Many varieties have been developed for ornamental use in garden pools and conservatories. Closely related genera, of the family Cobombaceae, are the water shields and the fanworts.
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water lilies in bloom
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Related Topics: Victoria Nuphar European white water lily Santa Cruz water lily Nymphaea
Physical description
Most species of water lilies have rounded, variously notched, waxy-coated leaves on long stalks that contain many air spaces and float in quiet freshwater habitats. The stalks arise from thick, fleshy, creeping underwater stems that are buried in the mud. The showy, fragrant, solitary flowers are borne at or above the water surface on long stalks that are attached to the underground stems. Each cuplike flower has a spiral arrangement of its numerous petals.
water lily
water lily
The floating leaf of a water lily (Nymphaea odorata) facing downward to show the attachment of the leaf stalk nely
Leaf undersurface of Santa Cruz water lily (Nyphyaea cruziana)
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European white water lily
European white water lily
European white water lily (Nymphaea alba).
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The largest water lilies are those of tropical South America and were formerly placed in their own genus, Victoria, but are now in the genus Nymphaea. The leaf margins of both the Amazon, or royal, water lily (N. amazonica, formerly Victoria regia) and the Santa Cruz water lily (N. cruziana) have upturned edges, giving each thickly veined leaf the appearance of a large shallow pan 60 to 180 cm (about 2 to 6 feet) across and accounting for its common name, water platter. The fragrant flowers of these species have 50 or more petals and are 18 to 46 cm (about 7 to 18 inches) wide. They open white toward evening and shade to pink or reddish two days later before they wither, to be replaced by a large berrylike fruit.
Amazon water lilies
The genus Barclaya has about two species. It is distinguished from other water lilies by an extended perianth tube (combined sepals and petals) arising from the top of the ovary and by stamens that are joined basally. Barclaya is native to tropical Asia and Indonesia.
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All plants of the Nymphaeales order are aquatic. They are attached to pond or stream bottoms, but whether their leaves and flowers are submerged, floating, or standing above the water varies. They range in size from the small, fragile Cabomba (fanwort), which has floating leaves less than 0.3 cm (1 inch) in diameter, to Nymphaea, which produce leaves 50 cm (about 18 inches) wide that can cover an area 2.5 metres (8 feet) in diameter in one summar.
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