Wohlriechende Seerose (Nymphaea odorata)
Wohlriechende Seerose (Nymphaea odorata) "Nymphaeaceae, American White Waterlily (Nymphaea odorata)" by Mary Keim is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Fauna

Water lilies (Nymphaeaceae)

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Massive floating-leaf plants?

Floating-leaf plants such as the sea or pond lily are included in the list of indicator species as important components of aquatic vegetation. However, extreme eutrophication can cause submerged (submerse) species to decline due to severe water turbidity and only floating-leaf plants are found in the water body. Therefore, sites with occurrences of sea or pond lily should be considered more closely: If the proportion of floating leaf plants is at least 80% of the total water area, this could be an indication of eutrophication soon. Without light the underwater plants will die / become desolate.

Where?

Grows mostly in sunny locations with slow flowing and stagnant waters with water depths of min. 80 cm.

Appearance?

The most common water lilies are perennial herbaceous aquatic plants, anchored by a long rhizome from the soil surface. Alternating aquatic and floating leaves are formed, in a heart-shaped to arrow-shaped or oval to roundish form with a characteristically incised leaf blade. Flowers rise from July to September above the water surface and can be of different colors depending on the species..

Special Features?

Some pond and water lilies can be toxic, especially the white water lily can cause respiratory paralysis.

 NymphaeaSpec

Nymphaea daubenyana - "Starr 010914-0052 Nymphaea sp." by Forest & Kim Starr is licensed under CC BY 3.0

 NymphaeaCaerula

"Nymphaea caerula" by Palmbeaches974 is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0

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