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Botanical Illustration: Aquatic Plants: White Water Lily Illustrated:

White Water Lily


White Water Lily (Nymphaea odorata), watercolor pencil & watercolor
Commissioned by: FLW Outdoors Magazine

About White Water Lilies:
The white water lily (waterlily) is a perennial aquatic plant. Leaves are round, whereas yellow water lily leaves are heart-shaped. White water lilies grow in water up to five feet deep.

Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta (flowering plants)
Class: Magnoliopsida (dicotyledons)
Order: Nymphaeales
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Genus: Nymphaea
Species: Nymphaea odorata

More information about White Water Lilies:
Texas A&M: White Water Lily
Minnesota DNR: White Water Lily
Wikipedia: Water Lilies

 

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