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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DietPhotosynthetic Autotroph 1 System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleUsed in Traditional Medicine 3 Living or Extinct Comparison
NatureServe Rank CITES Appendix Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: White Water Lily
In Biome
Source Plants For A Future: Nymphaea alba
Lake, Biomes Source Plants For A Future: Nymphaea alba
River, Biomes Source Plants For A Future: Nymphaea alba
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1. Nymphaea alba (Wikipedia)
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Nymphaea alba, commonly called the white water lily, European white water lily, or white nenuphar ( NEN-yuu-far), is an aquatic flowering plant in the family Nymphaeaceae.
2. GBIF Species API
3. Plants For A Future: Nymphaea alba
Plants For A FutureMedicinal Uses
A decoction of the root is used in the treatment of dysentery or diarrhoea caused by irritable bowel syndrome.
In Biome: Freshwater Marsh, Habitats
Marshes, ponds, slow moving streams, lakes and canals up to 1.2m deep
In Biome: Lake, Habitats
Marshes, ponds, slow moving streams, lakes and canals up to 1.2m deep
In Biome: River, Habitats
Marshes, ponds, slow moving streams, lakes and canals up to 1.2m deep
View the Source 4. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ147030, descriptionView the Source 5. NatureServe Explorer: Nymphaea alba
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "GNR"
6. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Plantae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 45Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 45
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Plants","language":"EN"},{"name":"Flora","language":"EN"}],"cites_listings":[]
7. 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
Plant (Wikipedia)
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They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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