Yellow Waterlily
Nymphaea mexicana
- Found in India
- Chandigarh, Gujarat, Maharashtra
How to identify Yellow Waterlily
Identify Yellow Waterlily by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In India, compare location records such as Chandigarh, Gujarat, Maharashtra.
- Confirm it sits within the Nymphaeaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Yellow Waterlily.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Nymphaea mexicana
- Genus
- Nymphaea
- Family
- Nymphaeaceae
- Found in India
- Chandigarh, Gujarat, Maharashtra
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
Typical of the Nymphaeaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Yellow Waterlily itself; the rest are typical of the Nymphaeaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Yellow Waterlily
Yellow Waterlily (Nymphaea mexicana) is a species in the Nymphaeaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Chandigarh, Gujarat and Maharashtra.
Nymphaeaceae
Water-Lily Family
Yellow Waterlily belongs to the Nymphaeaceae family.
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