Nymphaea alba L.
(White Water-lily)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesNymphaea alba (White Water-lily)
GenusNymphaea (water lilies)
FamilyNYMPHAEACEAE (water lilies)
OrderNYMPHAEALES (water lilies and water shields)
SubclassPRE-DICOTS (primitive angiosperms)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Nymphaea alba (White Water-lily) :
1: Nymphaea alba (White Water-lily)
15 Jun 2010 OSGR: SD77 54° 10’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
Image 1: LeavesImage 2: Leaves (2)Image 3: Leaves and flowerImage 4: Leaves and flowers
2: Nymphaea alba (White Water-lily)
24 Aug 2005 OSGR: NH80 57° 10’ N, 3° 60’ W Vice County: East Inverness-shire (VC 96) Scotland
Image 1: Flower and leaf - close-upImage 2: Flower and leaf - close-up (2)Image 3: Flower and leaf - close-up (3)Image 4: Flower and leaf - close-up (4)Image 5: Flower and leaves - close-upImage 6: Flower and leaves - close-up (2)Image 7: Flower and leaves - close-up (3)Image 8: Flower - close-upImage 9: Flowering on surface of Scottish lochImage 10: Flowering on surface of Scottish loch (2)Image 11: Scottish loch with White Water-liliesImage 12: Scottish loch with White Water-lilies (2)Image 13: Scottish loch with White Water-lilies (3)Image 14: Scottish loch with White Water-lilies (4)Image 15: Scottish loch with White Water-lilies (5)Image 16: Scottish loch with White Water-lilies (6)Image 17: Scottish loch with White Water-lilies (7)
3: Nymphaea alba (White Water-lily)
30 Jul 1971 OSGR: SX84 50° 20’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
Image 1: on surface of lake

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
() Lansdown R.V. & Pankhurst T.J. Field Guide to the Identification of Difficult Aquatic Plants of the New Forest

Nymphaea alba (White Water-lily) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Nymphaea alba (White Water-lily)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 7 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Nymphaea alba (White Water-lily)
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