NYMPHAEACEAE
(water lilies)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Nuphar
lesser water lilies
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 2 images 2 ident. refs
Nymphaea
water lilies
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 22 images 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyNYMPHAEACEAE (water lilies)
OrderNYMPHAEALES (water lilies and water shields)
SubclassPRE-DICOTS (primitive angiosperms)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Poland, J. 2005 Milk matters - the importance of latex in vegetative identification BSBI News No 100: 21-22.
Stewart, N.F. Nuphar / Nymphaea / Nymphoides, vegetative and fruiting material Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012

NYMPHAEACEAE (water lilies) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for NYMPHAEACEAE (water lilies)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 26 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for NYMPHAEACEAE (water lilies)
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