Aquatic & Wetland Plants
16 entries in the Aquatic & Wetland Plants compendium.
LemnoideaeTiny aquatic plants with outsized ecological and economic potential.Nelumbo nuciferaSacred lotus: a thermoregulating aquatic perennial with edible seeds and deep cultural symbolism.NymphaeaA cosmopolitan genus of aquatic plants known as water lilies.Nymphaea lotusWhite Egyptian lotus, tiger lotus, or Egyptian water-lily.Nymphaea nouchali var. caeruleaA sacred water lily of ancient Egypt, known for its psychoactive alkaloids and symbolic association with the…Nymphaea thermarumTiny Rwandan water lily saved from extinction by seed propagation.NymphaeaceaeBasal aquatic flowering plants with diverse pollination strategies.Nypa fruticansThe only palm adapted to the mangrove biome.Pontederia crassipesA fast-growing aquatic plant invasive across the globe.Phragmites australisA cosmopolitan wetland grass forming extensive reed beds.Sea lettuceEdible green algae with culinary uses and toxicity risks.SeagrassMarine flowering plants forming productive underwater meadows.SpirogyraGenus of filamentous green algae with spiral chloroplasts.Typha latifoliaA widespread wetland plant with edible and practical uses.UtriculariaCarnivorous plants with sophisticated bladder traps found worldwide except Antarctica.Victoria amazonicaSecond-largest water lily, with leaves up to 3 meters across.
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