Nymphaeaceae | plant family

Class Dicotyledoneae, dicots, מחלקה דו-פסיגיים

Family Nymphaeaceae,

Water Lily Family, משפחה נופריים

Perennial aquatic plants with thick, starchy roots; leaves,large, floating on water surface; flowers, solitary, 3 to 12 sepals, 3 to numerous petals; the ovary is positioned superior and consists of 3 or more separate or united carpels; fruit, a follicle, a nutlet, or a capsule-like berry.

Genus Nymphaea, נימפאה:

  • Nymphaea, Water lily, (Hebrew: נימפאה, Arabic: basnyn)

Genus Nuphar, נופר:

  • Nuphar lutea, Yellow Pond-lily, נופר צהוב

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