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Plant Identification -- Floating Plants -- White Water Lily |
WHITE WATER LILY (Nymphaea spp.)
Common names: Fragrant Water Lily
Treatment Tips: The White Water Lily is sometimes intentionally planted for aesthetics or as a fish habitat. It can be quite prolific and create a problem in some areas.
Description: Large, round, cleft* leaf 6 to 12 inches (15 to 30 cm) in diameter. Leaf veins radiate from point of attachment to petiole.** The underside of the leaf is purplish-red and the flower is white with multiple rows of petals. Plant has a thick, fleshy rhizome network buried in the mud.
Distribution: Common in shallow water throughout the United States. Prefers a muck or silt bottom. Able to withstand a wide variance in pH.
*Cleft: cut about halfway to the mid-vein. **Petiole: the stalk of a leaf blade. |
Descriptions and pictures are from the book "How to Identify and Control Water Weeds and Algae", Edited by James C. Schmidt, 5th edition revised 1998, copyright 1976 Applied Biochemists. |
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