Waterlilies
Nymphaea
Nymphaea /nɪmˈfiːə/ is a genus of hardy and tender aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution. Many species are cultivated as ornamental plants, and many cultivars have been bred. Some taxa occur as introduced species where they are not native, and some are weeds. Plants of the genus are known commonly as water lilies. The genus name is from the Greek νυμφαια, nymphaia and the Latin nymphaea, which mean "water lily"...
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Nymphaea
subgenusNymphaea
Brachyceras
subgenusBrachyceras
Lotos
subgenusLotos
Anecphya
subgenusAnecphya
Hydrocallis
subgenusHydrocallis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Living Images of Plants
Otto Brunfels · 1532 · p.43
Junghans, Philipp Caspar: Philippi Caspari Ivnghans, Medicinae Doctoris, Medicinae Et Botanices Professor. Pvblic. Ordinar., Horti Regii Botanici Directoris Et Societatis Halensis Nat. Cvrios. Membri, Icones Plantarvm Officinalivm Ad Vitam Impressae. Centvria I.
Junghans, Philipp Caspar · 1792 · p.9
Living Images of Plants
Otto Brunfels · 1532 · p.46
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.122
De medicinali materia libri sex
Dioscorides · 1552 · p.489
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.283
Garden of Health
Jacob Meydenbach · 1491 · p.283
The Book of Health: The Art of Distillation
Brunschwig, Hieronymus · 1505 · p.231
The Great Herbary with all the figures of the herbs
1532 · p.225
Living Images of Plants
Otto Brunfels · 1532 · p.47
Living Images of Plants
Otto Brunfels · 1532 · p.44
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.569
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 51122.