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water lily

Any of a group of aquatic plants belonging to the water lily family. The fleshy roots are embedded in mud and the large round leaves float on the surface of the water. The cup-shaped flowers may be white, pink, yellow, or blue. (Genera Nymphaea and Nuphar, family Nymphaeaceae.)

The white water lily (N. odorata) is common in eastern North America as is the yellow-flowered spatterdock (Nuphar advena). Victoria regia, with leaves about 2 m/6 ft in diameter, occurs in South America.
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Much of the surface area of Silver Lake is dominated by spatterdock (Nuphar advena) and the majority of its shoreline is composed of cat-tails, sedges, and smartweeds.
The history and aquatic flora of Silver Lake, Porter County, Indiana, ... by Scribailo, Robin W. / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
 
 
 
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