Summary ²

Fragrant water lilies are one of the most easily recognized of all the water plants. Large white and sometimes pink many-petaled flowers float on the water's surface surrounded by large, round green leaves. The leaves are often round, cleft at the base, smooth to 25 cm across, often purple on the lower surface, with most of the leaves floating. The white (sometimes pink) fragrant flowers measure up to 25 cm across and have yellow centers surrounded by 25 or more petals. After the flower has finished, the stalk forms a spiral and draws the fruit below the water. The fruit is a capsule 1-2 cm in diameter containing many seeds (2-3 mm long).

info:
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/plants/weeds/aqua005.html

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/18024068@N00/4814576574
2. Adapted by paintedturtle4321 from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nymphaea_odorata

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