White Water Lily, White Lotus, Tharo angouba, Nymphaea lotus var. pubescens/pubescens/esculenta, Nymphaeaceae (waterlily family)

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White lotus, lily, Nymphaeaceae is a family of flowering plants. Members of this family are commonly called water lilies and live in freshwater areas in temperate and tropical climates around the world. The family Nyhmpaeaceae contains 8 genera. There are about 70 species of water lilies around the world. The genus Nymphaea contains about 35 species across the Northern Hemisphere. The genus Victoria contains two species of giant water lilies and can be found in South America. Water lilies are rooted in soil in bodies of water, with leaves and flowers floating on the water surface. The leaves are round, with a radial notch in Nymphaea and Nuphar, but fully circular in Victoria.

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Keywords: angouba, bloom, blossom, botany, close, close-, closeup, delicate, esculenta, family, flower, flowers, lily, lotus, nymphaea, nymphaeaceae, pubescens, tharo, var, water, waterlily, white