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water lily

Nymphaea

Habitat:

Grows in a shallow and murky river.

Notes:

i mistakenly identified this one as a lotus flower.

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water lily
Nymphaea sp. Nymphaea


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3 Comments

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 11 years ago

You're Welcome angel_ansh!

angel_ansh
angel_ansh 11 years ago

Thanks Frazier for the correction.

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 11 years ago

Hello. Your spotting is a water lily. Nymphaea leaves have a radial notch from the circumference to the petiole (leaf stem) in the center. Here is an image of a lotus leaf http://www.cepolina.com/photo/nature/pla...

angel_ansh
Spotted by
angel_ansh

Benguet, Philippines

Spotted on Jun 17, 2012
Submitted on Jun 18, 2012

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