water lily flower

For the leaves of Water Lily, see lily pad. Please note that these flowers are not actually lilies.

Not to be confused with lotus.

Examples

Water lily plant

Water lilies tend to have sharper shapes

Water lilies do not have seed pods. The cone shape at the center is formed by stamens

Water lily leaves (called lily pads) float on the water's surface. Each leaf has a notch

Water lily bud

Non-examples

Lotus plant

Lotus flowers have rounder petals

Each lotus has a distinctive, cylindrical seed pod at its center

Mature lotus leaves rise above the water's surface and are not notched unless damaged

Lotus bud

External links

• Wikipedia: Nymphaea
• Wikipedia: Nymphaea alba
• Wikipedia: Nymphaea nouchali
• Wikipedia: Nymphaea rubra

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