Nymphaea alba, commonly called the white water lily, European white water lily or white nenuphar, is an aquatic flowering plant in the water lily family, native to North Africa, temperate Asia, Europe and tropical Asia. As an aquatic plant it bears specialized trichomes called hydropotes, formed on the underside of young leaves and packed tightly in a rosette at the flattened tip of the rhizome, and its rhizomes store high amounts of carbohydrate and protein.
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Classification
System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: White Water Lily
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: China, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Fujian, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Tibet, found in there.
Sources
1. GBIF Species API
2. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ147030, descriptionView the Source 3. Wikidata: White Water Lily
- Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q147030
- Child Taxon Of: Water Lily, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q146628 (Water Lily)
View the SourceIUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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