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Water Lily

Nymphaea

Notes:

Spotted in a artificial stream.

2 Species ID Suggestions

Pak Hoi T
Pak Hoi T 11 years ago
Lotus
Nelumbo nucifera Nelumbo nucifera
Uday
Uday 11 years ago
Pink water lily
Nymphaea tuberosa Untitled Document


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8 Comments

Uday
Uday 11 years ago

welcome! :)

Ricardo Salgueiro
Ricardo Salgueiro 11 years ago

Identification corrected.... Thanks U1151994 and Maria dB.

Uday
Uday 11 years ago

Its not a lotus as you can see the difference in middle part of flower
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sacred...

FabianYanezVargas
FabianYanezVargas 11 years ago

beautiful shot, congratulations.

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

Hello again. I don't think that this is a lotus as lotus leaves are solid and do not have a split in them like water lilies. I would suggest that this beautiful flower is a water lily of some kind.

Ricardo Salgueiro
Ricardo Salgueiro 11 years ago

Thanks for the information Pak Hoi T :)

Ricardo Salgueiro
Ricardo Salgueiro 11 years ago

Thanks Maria sB :D

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

Beautiful!

Ricardo Salgueiro
Spotted by
Ricardo Salgueiro

Tomar, Portugal

Spotted on Jul 12, 2012
Submitted on Jul 30, 2012

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