Nymphaeaceae: flowers of the family
19 flowers on Phool that belong to the family Nymphaeaceae.
WaterlilyNymphaea
Floating aquatic flowers found in ponds and lakes worldwide
🇪🇬 Egypt and 7 more · Water flower
Water-lily familyNymphaeaceae
Floating aquatic plants with showy flowers and round leaves
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 2 more · Wildflower
White Water-lilyNymphaea alba
A floating white flower of ponds and lakes across Europe and Asia
🇸🇪 Sweden and 5 more · Wildflower
Pygmy waterlilyNymphaea tetragona
A small white waterlily found in calm waters across the northern hemisphere
🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower
Hairy Water LilyNymphaea pubescens
A night-blooming water lily with softly hairy leaves and large pink or white flowers
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 7 more · Water flower
Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea
A floating yellow water-lily of lakes and ponds from Europe to western Asia
🇨🇳 China and 5 more · Wildflower
Blue water lilyNymphaea nouchali var. caerulea
The sky-blue water lily of ancient Egypt and African lakes
🇪🇬 Egypt and 5 more · Water flower
Nymphaea candida
A white-flowered water lily found in quiet Eurasian waters
🇨🇳 China and 1 more · Wildflower
Nymphaea lotus var. thermalis
A rare white water lily found only in Romania’s thermal springs
🇷🇴 Romania · Water flower
Amazon water-lilyVictoria amazonica
The enormous floating lily of the Amazon, with leaves up to 3 metres wide
🇧🇷 Brazil and 2 more · Water flower
Red water lilyNymphaea rubra
A red-flowered water lily found in rivers and ponds of South and Southeast Asia
🇲🇲 Myanmar and 2 more · Water flower
Barclaya
Aquatic perennial plants from tropical Asia with submerged or emerged flowers
🇱🇦 Laos · Water flower
Nuphar
Aquatic pond-lilies of the Northern Hemisphere with floating yellow or red flowers
Nuphar · Water flower
Prickly Water LilyEuryale ferox
A spiny water lily grown for its edible seeds in Asia
🇮🇳 India and 6 more · Water flower
Pygmy Rwandan waterlilyNymphaea thermarum
A tiny white waterlily once thought lost from its Rwandan spring home
🇷🇼 Rwanda and 1 more · Wildflower
Giant waterlilyVictoria
Large-leaved aquatic plant with floating flowers and edible parts
Victoria · Water flower
Santa Cruz water lilyVictoria cruziana
A giant South American water lily with heat-producing pink-and-white flowers
🇧🇴 Bolivia and 3 more · Water flower
Egyptian white water-lilyNymphaea lotus
A night-blooming white water-lily and the national flower of Egypt
🇪🇬 Egypt and 5 more · Water flower
Amazon waterlilyNymphaea amazonum
A night-blooming waterlily from Mexico to tropical South America
🇧🇷 Brazil and 4 more · Wildflower
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Giant waterlily: Unknown author, CC BY 1.0, source
- Egyptian white water-lily: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Amazon waterlily: Jose Antonio Orellana, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Waterlily: Ragesoss, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Water-lily family: Marie-Lan Nguyen, CC BY 2.5, source
- White Water-lily: DerHexer, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pygmy waterlily: Hooker, William; Salisbury, R. A.; Shury, D. N., Public domain, source
- Hairy Water Lily: Bernard Loison, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Yellow Water-lily: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 15:38, 1 October 2006 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Blue water lily: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Nymphaea candida: Finner, Public domain, source
- Nymphaea lotus var. thermalis: Lokal_Profil, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Amazon water-lily: Bilby, CC BY 3.0, source
- Red water lily: Rl, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Barclaya: Ito Y, Barfod A, CC BY 4.0, source
- Nuphar: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, source
- Prickly Water Lily: John Sims, Public domain, source
- Pygmy Rwandan waterlily: C T Johansson, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Santa Cruz water lily: Jayme Bastos, CC BY-SA 4.0, source