Water Lily (Nymphaea odorata)


Water Lily

Though the USDA PLANTS Database lists Nymphaea odorata as native only in Westmoreland County in our area, it is certainly naturalized in many Pittsburgh ponds. These plants were blooming in the pond at the Homewood Cemetery.

Nymphaea odorata, pink-blushed form
Photographed July 26 with a Canon PowerShot SX150 IS.

For a description of the species (not that there’s much chance of misidentifying it), see the Nymphaea odorata reference page.


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