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Egyptian White Water Lily

Nymphaea lotus L.

plant lifeform

Plant Forms, Habitat and Distribution
epihydate
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/epihydate

Definition: a plant with leaves and/or stems floating on the surface of the water but not rising above the water, roots penetrating the substrate.

Attribution: GERMISHUIZEN, G. & MEYER, N.L. (eds) 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

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Plant Forms, Habitat and Distribution
hydrophyte
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900026

Definition: whole plant hydrophytic

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