Nymphaeales: Media

plant order

Videos

See how the petals of a white water lily flower open and fold in on themselves to keep the flower watertight when closed
Time-lapse video, filmed over seven days, of a white water lily flower (Nymphaea...
Video: Video by Neil Bromhall; music, Paul Pitman/Musopen.org (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

Images

Water lily
The floating leaf of a water lily (Nymphaea odorata) facing downward to...
© Thomas C. Boyden
Amazon water lily
Large floating leaves of Amazon water lily (Nymphaea amazonica) in a Malaysian...
© Christopher Waters/Fotolia
Water lilies
Floating water lily pads (Nymphaea species).
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Water shield
Aquatic water shield (Brasenia schreberi).
Thase Daniel
fanwort
Fanwort (Cabomba species).
E.R. Degginger/Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.