Nymphaea candida

Small water lily ( Nymphaea candida )

The Small or Shiny water lily ( Nymphaea candida ) is a species of the genus of water lilies (Nymphaea ) in the family Nymphaeaceae ( Nymphaeaceae ).

Description

The Small water lily is a perennial herbaceous plant. This aquatic plant is unbranched rhizomes. The leaf stalks reach stature lengths from 30 to 100, rarely up to 160 centimeters. There are relatively large floating leaves present. The basal lobes of the floating leaves have an arched main nerve. The shield-shaped leaf blade is 10 to 25 cm long. The leaf margins are smooth.

The solitary, hermaphroditic, white flowers have a diameter 7-9 cm. The flower base is square. The sepals are 3-5 cm long. The 20 to 25 petals are 3 to 5.5 cm long. The stamens of the inner stamens are lanceolate and broadest. The fruit, leaves are fully grown. The scar is concave disc, six - to 14 -beam and much narrower than the ovary. The flowering period extends from June to August.

The hemispherical fruit is between 2.5 and 3 inches tall. The smooth seeds are about 3-4 mm in size.

The chromosome number is n = about 80

Occurrence

The distribution area of ​​small water lily extends over Europe and western Siberia. The main reserves are found in nutrient- rich waters, incidental occurrence in nutrient-poor waters.

Swell

• Description in the Flora of China. (English )