pond lilies

Water surface flowers

Pond lilies are aquatic plants with broad floating leaves and showy flowers, growing in still or slow-moving freshwater.

The term encompasses water lilies and related plants that root in mud and send up leaves and blossoms to the surface.

Pond lilies covered the lake, their white flowers catching the morning light.

Related

flower · rhizomes · lotus · floating leaves · perennial · Monet · aquatic plant · habitats · petioles · Giverny · aquatic ecosystems · freshwater habitats · floating plants · Impressionism · botanical art · hydrophytes · frogs · oxygenation

Categories
Opposites
aquatic vs terrestrial habitat

pond liliesgarden flowers

Cultivated decorative plants

woodland flowers · roses · tulips · sunflowers · daisies

water surface vs submerged aquatic plants

pond liliesseaweed

Saltwater aquatic plants

kelp · marine algae · eelgrass · pondweed · algae

moist vs arid-adapted plants

pond liliescacti

Spiny water-storing plants

desert plants · xerophytes · succulents · sagebrush · drought-tolerant plants

Family

pond, ponds, lily, lilies, pond lily

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