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Water Lilies-Yellow and White

(Nuphar spp.) and (Nymphaea spp.)

Yellow Water Lily (upper left drawing) - Common Name: Spatterdock, Yellow Cow Lily

Description: Leaves large, heart-shaped, commonly 8 to 16 in. (20-40 cm) long. Leaf veins extending laterally from midrib. Flower is bright yellow, with a single row of petals. Spreads horizontally from rhizome similar to White Water Lily.

White Water Lily (upper right drawing) - Common Name: Fragrant Water Lily

Description: Large, round, cleft (cut about halfway to the midvein) leaf 6 to 12 in. (15 -30 cm) in diameter. Leaf veins radiate from point of attachment to petiole (the stalk of leaf blade). Underside of purplish-red. White flower with multiple rows of petals. Thick, fleshy rhizome network buried in mud.

Note: Drawing is used with permission from the Center for Aquatic Plants, University of Florida. Drawing cannot be copied without permission from the Center. Descriptions are from the book "How to Identify and Control Water Weeds and Algae", Edited by James C. Schmidt, 5th edition revised 1998, copyright 1976 Applied Biochemists.