Nymphaeaceae - Wikipedia
Nymphaeaceae (/ ˌ n ɪ m f i ˈ eɪ s i. iː,-ˌ aɪ /) is a family of flowering plants, commonly called water lilies. They live as rhizomatous aquatic herbs in temperate and tropical climates around the world.
Nymphaeales | Characteristics, Order, Families, Species, & Facts ...
Nymphaeales, the water lily order of flowering plants, containing 3 families, 6 genera, and 74 species. Members of the order are found in quiet freshwater habitats throughout most of the world, and a number are cultivated for their attractive flowers and floating foliage.
Nymphaeales - Wikipedia
The Nymphaeales are an order of flowering plants, consisting of three families of aquatic plants, the Hydatellaceae, the Cabombaceae, and the Nymphaeaceae (water lilies). It is one of the three orders of basal angiosperms , an early-diverging grade of flowering plants.
Nymphaea - Wikipedia
Nymphaea (/ n ɪ m ˈ f iː ə /) 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, [3] and some are weeds. [4]
Water lily | Description, Flower, Characteristics, & Facts - Britannica
water lily, (family Nymphaeaceae), family of about 60 species in 4 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 …
Family: Nymphaeaceae — water-lily family - Go Botany
The Nymphaeaceae family is made up of aquatic perennial herbs growing from a thick horizontal rhizome. The stems and leaves have air chambers to assist with flotation. The leaves arise on long petioles directly from the rhizome or from erect stems (depending on the species).
Order Nymphaeales / Water Lilies - BioExplorer.net
Order Nymphaeales is composed of water lily flowers. It contains 3 families (Hydatellaceae, Cabombaceae, and Nymphaceae), 6 genera, and 74 species [1]. Being a part of Basal angiosperms, the attractive leaves and flowers of the Nymphaeales members make them suited for aquariums, pools, and aquatic gardens. Nymphaeaceae (the water lily family ...
Nymphaea - FNA
Common names: Water-lily nymphéa lis d'eau nénuphar blanc. Etymology: Greek nymphaia and Latin nymphaea, water-lily, from Latin (nympha) or Greek (nymphe) mythology, goddess of mountains, waters, meadows, and forests. Synonyms: …
Nymphaeaceae - FNA
Nymphaeaceae are insect-pollinated, often by beetles. Formerly Nymphaeaceae often have been treated to include Cabombaceae and Nelumbonaceae, but these are now generally segregated.
Waterlily Family (Family Nymphaeaceae) - iNaturalist
Nymphaeaceae /ˌnɪmfiːˈeɪsiː/ 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.