| Nymphaea sect. Nymphaea | |
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| Nymphaea candida flower | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Nymphaeales |
| Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
| Genus: | Nymphaea |
| Subgenus: | Nymphaea subg. Nymphaea |
| Section: | Nymphaea sect. Nymphaea |
| Species | |
Nymphaea sect. Nymphaea is a section within the subgenus Nymphaea subg. Nymphaea of the genus Nymphaea [1] [2] native to North America and Europe. [3]
The rhizomes are branching. [3]
The widest point of the filaments is below the middle. [3]
It may be paraphyletic to Nymphaea sect. Chamaenymphaea. [4]
Its species occur in North America and Europe. [3]
Nymphaeaceae 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 with about 70 known species. Water lilies are rooted in soil in bodies of water, with leaves and flowers floating on or rising from the surface. Leaves are oval and heart-shaped in Barclaya. Leaves are round, with a radial notch in Nymphaea and Nuphar, but fully circular in Victoria and Euryale.
Victoria or giant waterlily is a genus of aquatic herbs in the plant family Nymphaeaceae. Its leaves have a remarkable size: Victoria boliviana produces leaves up to 3.2 metres (10 ft) in width. The genus name was given in honour of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
Nymphaea is a genus of hardy and tender aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution. Many species are cultivated as ornamental plants, and many cultivars have been bred. Some taxa occur as introduced species where they are not native, and some are weeds. Plants of the genus are known commonly as water lilies, 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.
Nymphaea lotus var. thermalis is a variety of Nymphaea lotus native to Romania.
Nymphaea mexicana is a species of aquatic plant that is native to the Southern United States and Mexico as far south as Michoacán. Common names include yellow water lily, Mexican water lily and banana water lily.
Nymphaea odorata subsp. tuberosa is a subspecies of Nymphaea odorata native to the region spanning from Central and Eastern Canada, extending to North Central and Northeastern United States.
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. Populations of this plant are infrequent throughout its range, and it is protected as a state threatened plant in Maine, Michigan, and Minnesota.
Nymphaea ondinea is an aquatic plant in the family Nymphaeaceae native to northwestern Australia.
Nymphaea glandulifera is a species of waterlily native to tropical America.
Nymphaea conardii is a species of waterlily native to the region spanning from Southern Mexico to tropical South America.
Nymphaea atrans is a species of waterlily is endemic to Queensland, Australia.
Nymphaea hastifolia is a species of waterlily native to the Northern Territory, and Western Australia.
Nymphaea loriana is a species of waterlily endemic to Manitoba, and Saskatchewan, Canada.
Nymphaea subg. Brachyceras is a subgenus of the genus Nymphaea.
Nymphaea subg. Anecphya is a subgenus of the genus Nymphaea.
Nymphaea subg. Confluentes is a subgenus of the genus Nymphaea.
Nymphaea subg. Nymphaea is a subgenus of the genus Nymphaea.
Nymphaea ondinea subsp. petaloidea is a subspecies of Nymphaea ondinea native to the Northern Territory, and Western Australia.
Nymphaea pygmaea is a species of perennial, aquatic herb in the family Nymphaeaceae native to Asia.
Nymphaea sect. Chamaenymphaea is a section within the subgenus Nymphaea subg. Nymphaea of the genus Nymphaea native to North America, Asia, and Europe.
