Irish wildflowers sitemap


Photos: Co.Cork and Co.Limerick

White Water-lily
Nymphaea alba
Bacán bán
Family: Nymphaeaceae

Flowering time: June-August. Perennial. Native.

White flowers, slightly scented with 20-25 petals. Round dark green leaves,
long-stalked, floating. Fleshy roots and leaves grow from rhizomes on pond base.

Most frequent in S and W Ireland. Ponds, lakes, slow-moving rivers.

Similar: Yellow Water-lily, Nuphar lutea. Large, round leathery floating leaves. Small yellow flowers. Native.
     
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