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Nymphaea alba L.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
L. (1753). In: Sp. Pl.: 510.

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Nymphaeales
family
Nymphaeaceae
genus
Nymphaea
species
Nymphaea alba

Name

Synonyms
Castalia alba (L.) Greene
Castalia alba Wood
Castalia alba var. depressa (Casp.) Vollm.
Castalia alba var. minor Murr
Castalia alba var. oviformis (Casp.) Vollm.
Castalia alba var. sphaerocarpa (Casp.) Vollm.
Castalia alba var. urceolata (Hentze) Vollm.
Castalia biradiata (Sommier) Hayek
Castalia minoriflora Simonk.
Castalia odorata Greene
Castalia speciosa Salisb.
Leuconymphaea alba (L.) Kuntze
Leuconymphaea alba var. minoriflora
Nymphaea alba f. alba
Nymphaea alba f. circumvallata (Casp.) Asch.
Nymphaea alba f. csepelensis Soó
Nymphaea alba f. depressa (Casp.) Asch.
Nymphaea alba f. froebelii Hegi
Nymphaea alba f. limosa Soo
Nymphaea alba f. rosea Mela
Homonyms
Nymphaea alba L.
Nymphaea alba Nutt., 1818
Nymphaea alba Turcz.
Nymphaea alba Patrin ex Bunge
Nymphaea alba Walter, 1788
Nymphaea alba Patrin
Common names
(rød nøkkerose) in Norwegian Bokmål
Ala y Dŵr in Welsh
Alaw in Welsh
Alaw y Llyn in Welsh
Ağ suzanbağı in Azerbaijani
Baltā ūdensroze in Latvian
Beli lokvanj in Serbian
Beyaz nilüfer in Turkish
Bijeli lopoč in Croatian
Bwltis in Welsh
Běła wutka in language.
Carfano in Italian
European Water-lily in English
European White Waterlily in English
European White Waterlily in English
European white water-lily in English
European white waterlily in English
European white waterlily in English
European white waterlily in English
European white waterlily (EN) in language.
European white waterlily (EN) in language.
Godywydd in Welsh
Große Seerose in language.
Große Seerose in language.
Grzybienie białe in Polish
Hvid nøkkerose in Danish
Hvid nøkkerose in Danish
Hvid åkande in Danish
Hvid åkande in Danish
Hvid åkande in Danish
Hvid åkande in Danish
Kajageine in language.
Kik in language.
Lili Ddŵr Wen in Welsh
Lili Gwyn y Dŵr in Welsh
Lili-Ddŵr Wen in Welsh
Magwyr Wen in Welsh
Nenufar blanco (ES) in language.
Nenufar blanco (ES) in language.
Nenufar zuria in Basque
Nenuphar blanc in French
Nenuphar blanc in French
Nenuphar blanc in French
Nenúfar blanc in Catalan–Valencian
Nenúfar blanco europeo in Spanish
Nenúfar europeo blanco in Spanish
Nenúfar-branco in Portuguese
Ninfea Commune in Italian
Ninfea bianca in Italian
Ninfea comune in Italian

Bibliographic References

  1. Colling G., Helminger T., Krippel Y., Schneider S. & Daco L. 2025. - Red List of the Vascular Plants of Luxembourg. Ferrantia 93, Musée national d’histoire naturelle, Luxembourg, 65 pp http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q136766546
  2. Jørgensen PM, Weidemann E, Fremstad E. (2016). Flora Norvegica av JE Gunnerus. På norsk og med kommentarer. ISBN 978-82-8322-077-3. Page: 220. ISBN 978-82-8322-077-3
  3. Jørgensen PM, Weidemann E, Fremstad E. (2016). Flora Norvegica av JE Gunnerus. På norsk og med kommentarer. ISBN 978-82-8322-077-3. Page: 220. ISBN 978-82-8322-077-3
  4. Jørgensen PM, Weidemann E, Fremstad E. (2016). Flora Norvegica av JE Gunnerus. På norsk og med kommentarer. ISBN 978-82-8322-077-3. Page: 220. ISBN 978-82-8322-077-3
  5. Jørgensen PM, Weidemann E, Fremstad E. (2016). Flora Norvegica av JE Gunnerus. På norsk og med kommentarer. ISBN 978-82-8322-077-3. Page: 220. ISBN 978-82-8322-077-3
  6. Jørgensen PM, Weidemann E, Fremstad E. (2016). Flora Norvegica av JE Gunnerus. På norsk og med kommentarer. ISBN 978-82-8322-077-3. Page: 220. ISBN 978-82-8322-077-3
  7. Mirek Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa H., Zając A., Zając A., Zając M.. 2020. Vascular plants of Poland. An annotated checklist. W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków. W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków
  8. Svenska kärlväxtnamn (2011) Databas levererad av Thomas Karlsson 2011-06-16
  9. Van der Meijden, R. (2005)
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