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Victoria amazonica
The species has very large leaves, up to 3 m in diameter, that float on the water's surface on a submerged stalk, 7–8 m in length The largest of the Nymphaeaceae family of water lilies.
Amazon basin, oxbow lakes and bayous
spotted this on a 10 day trek in the Brazilian Amazon, near Manaus. It was raining hard when we finally got to it and it was really muddy but I wasn't going to let that stop me. I stopped trying to keep my feet dry and tried to get close to take a better picture of the flowers but as I stepped onto the grass featured in the third photo, I sunk up to my knees! that was as close as I was going to get!
Spotted on Feb 26, 2010
Submitted on Apr 26, 2011
6 Comments
That cool. You've been in Brazil. Never went to amazon.
I would love to be able to travel. Maybe one day.
I really like that second photo.
wow, they look like living rafts, wonderful
It must be fantastic to see them in their habitat! Beautiful.
thanks. next time I'll see if they can hold me! hahaha!
I've seen pics of kids floating in Victorias...perhaps you should have stepped aboard!
They are so cool. Nice pictures.