{"id":86004,"date":"2026-03-14T14:38:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T14:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/green-athens.gr\/?p=86004"},"modified":"2026-03-23T08:07:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T08:07:24","slug":"nymphaea-sp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/green-athens.gr\/en\/nymphaea-sp\/","title":{"rendered":"Waterlily"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; back_image=&#8221;86657&#8243; kburns=&#8221;yes&#8221; overlay_color=&#8221;color-742106&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;80&#8243; overlay_color_blend=&#8221;multiply&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; top_divider=&#8221;fan-opacity&#8221; bottom_divider=&#8221;gradient&#8221; changer_back_color=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;233574&#8243; overlay_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; row_name=&#8221;title&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;80&#8243; position_horizontal=&#8221;left&#8221; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; style=&#8221;dark&#8221; font_family=&#8221;font-156269&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; align_medium=&#8221;align_left_tablet&#8221; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; align_mobile=&#8221;align_left_mobile&#8221; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_height=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;183356&#8243;][vc_message css_animation=&#8221;zoom-in&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;941292&#8243; message_color_type=&#8221;uncode-solid&#8221; message_color_solid=&#8221;rgba(91,210,234,0.68)&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>water lily, waterlily<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_message][uncode_list larger=&#8221;small&#8221; icon=&#8221;fa fa-tree&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;top-t-bottom&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;800&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;214112&#8243; icon_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Scientific name: <strong><em> Nymphaea sp<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Common name: <strong>water lily, waterlily<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Order: <strong>Nymphaeales<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Family: <strong>Nymphaeaceae<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Genus: <em><strong>Nymphaea<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li>Endemic: <strong>No<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Origin: <strong>Cosmopolitan, with a wide diversity of species in Africa, Asia, and the Americas<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Global distribution: <strong>Worldwide distribution, excluding Antarctica<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Distribution in Greece: <strong>In mainland Greece, the Ionian Islands, and the islands of the Eastern Aegean, the species Nymphaea alba L. has been recorded<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Altitudinal range: <strong>0 \u2013 2,400 m<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/uncode_list][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; 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uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;965594&#8243;][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_accordion no_toggle=&#8221;yes&#8221; typography=&#8221;advanced&#8221; sign=&#8221;plus&#8221; sign_size=&#8221;sm&#8221; label_border=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_border=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_simple=&#8221;0&#8243; titles_font=&#8221;font-804447&#8243; titles_size=&#8221;fontsize-922434&#8243; titles_weight=&#8221;700&#8243; titles_height=&#8221;fontheight-161249&#8243; active_tab=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;924928&#8243;][vc_accordion_tab gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; column_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; title=&#8221;Ecosystem&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1771584718601-2-81771656793597&#8243; slug=&#8221;ecosystem&#8221;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;small&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;128475&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is classified as \u201cAquatic (A)\u201d, and its habitat is \u201cFreshwater habitat (A)\u201d. It occurs in fresh to slightly brackish waters, either still or with low flow (wetlands, lakes, artificial reservoirs).<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;2&#8243;][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; column_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; title=&#8221;Botanical description&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1771591735451-3-81771656793597&#8243; slug=&#8221;description&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;small&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;105477&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(height, leaf arrangement, leaf shape, root system)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is a genus of aquatic plants comprising up to 65 species. They may be rhizomatous or tuberous, perennial or annual, with leaves that are floating in most species, while in some they may be submerged. The leaf blade can range from 2.5 to 60 cm in width, with an ovate, rounded, or cordate shape and a characteristic basal notch.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;2&#8243;][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; column_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; title=&#8221;Reproduction&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1771591801014-4-11771656793597&#8243; slug=&#8221;reproduction&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;small&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;127336&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(flowering period, flowers, seeds)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The flowers of water lilies are actinomorphic and arise from the plant\u2019s central stalk. They usually float on or stand above the water surface, and only rarely are submerged. They can reach up to 30 cm in diameter and bear 6 to 50 lanceolate petals of various colors (most commonly white, yellow, red, violet, or pink), which are much larger than the sepals. The flowers are hermaphroditic and remain open for two to several days, with pollen dispersal occurring mainly through insects. The fruit may be spherical or irregular in shape, fleshy or spongy, and is borne on a pedicel. The seeds may be hairy or smooth, with a smooth or striated surface, and are often covered by a mucilaginous layer. In some species, they are consumed by birds. Seed dispersal takes place in September, and germination begins shortly thereafter. In addition to reproduction by seeds, water lilies also reproduce vegetatively through the detachment of tubers and the formation of stolons.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;2&#8243;][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; column_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; title=&#8221;Noteworthy characteristics&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1771591901860-5-01771656793597&#8243; slug=&#8221;characteristics&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;small&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;206649&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The genus includes endangered species such as N. loriana, N. thermarum, N. stuhlmannii, and N. nouchali var. mutandaensis. The common name \u201cwater lily\u201d is also used for other members of the Nymphaeaceae family, such as Nuphar sp. and Victoria sp.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;2&#8243;][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; column_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; title=&#8221;Historical information&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1669205767-1-841771656793597&#8243; slug=&#8221;history&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;151656&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;small&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;944397&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The presence of water lilies has been documented for over 4,000 years, particularly through Egyptian art. The ancient Egyptians associated the plant with the division of their deities into gods of the upper and the underworld, drawing an analogy with the opening and closing of the flowers of the different water lily species of the Nile during the day and the night, as well as with their beliefs concerning death and the afterlife. Theophrastus refers in detail to the water lily of the Nile, the so-called \u201clotus\u201d (Nymphaea caerulea), which grows mainly on plains when they are flooded. The root of the lotus is called \u201c\u03ba\u03bf\u03c1\u03c3\u03af\u03bf\u03bd korsion,\u201d and its flower is white, with many dense petals which close at sunset and cover the \u201chead\u201d of the flower; at sunrise they open and rise above the surface of the water. This process continues until the \u201chead\u201d ripens and the petals fall. In the Euphrates, it is said that the \u201chead\u201d and the flowers sink during the night to a depth that cannot be reached by hand, while at first light they gradually rise to the surface and the flower opens, standing well above the water. The Egyptians collect these \u201cheads\u201d in heaps and leave them to rot. Once the outer covering decays, they wash them in the river, remove the seeds, and after drying and crushing them, they make bread from them. The same description given by Theophrastus is also provided by Dioscorides, while Pliny refers to the name of the water lily and notes that it derives from a nymph who died of jealousy over Heracles; for this reason, some call it \u201c\u1f21\u03c1\u03ac\u03ba\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd-heracleon.\u201d Others refer to it as \u201c\u1fe5\u03cc\u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03bf\u03bd-ropalon,\u201d because of the resemblance of its root to a club, and those who consume it are said to experience temporary sterility. The two most common floral motifs of ancient Egypt throughout most of its history were papyrus, representing Lower Egypt, and the blue lotus, representing Upper Egypt, with the stems of the two plants intertwined to symbolize the unification of the country as early as the First Dynasty. Notably, the blue lotus began to flower with the arrival of the annual flooding of the Nile and was considered the first sign of regeneration and renewed vegetation.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;2&#8243;][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; column_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; title=&#8221;Uses&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1669206843531-5-01771656793597&#8243; slug=&#8221;uses&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;small&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;933236&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">They are often cultivated as ornamental aquatic plants and provide shading for other species in aquatic environments. All species contain the alkaloids nupharine and nympheine, which have anesthetic and aphrodisiac properties. Pliny reports that the seeds of Nymphaea heraclia were taken with wine to treat diarrhea and dysentery, while the root\u2014especially when consumed with wine\u2014reduces splenomegaly. Additionally, consuming the entire plant \u201ccompletely removes sexual desire,\u201d and a single dose could have effects \u201cfor forty days,\u201d a property also noted in later medical and monastic traditions, demonstrating the long-standing reputation of the plant as a libido suppressant. Pliny also mentions the healing use of the water lily for bruises and wounds, the root\u2019s role in treating chronic ulcers, its application for skin blemishes, and the management of alopecia. When the plant is soaked in ethanol, its alkaloids dissolve, meaning that a plant which might have no noticeable effect when consumed on its own can release its calming, aphrodisiac, or even entheogenic properties in an alcoholic beverage. (An entheogen induces changes in perception, behavior, and cognitive function, often used in spiritual or religious rituals for mystical experiences.) Similarly, the water lily was used in the culture of the Maya for such purposes. Certain parts of the plant have been reported as edible after processing in some African countries and the Philippines. Tannins extracted from the rhizomes are used for dyeing fabrics in shades of purple-black or brown. The stems have been used as pipes for smoking tobacco.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>(Note: Ethnobotanical data regarding the medicinal uses of plants must be handled with caution, and their application should be carried out exclusively under medical supervision)<\/strong><\/span><\/em>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;2&#8243;][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; column_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; title=&#8221;References&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1771600746693-6-41771656793597&#8243; slug=&#8221;references&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;small&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;560303&#8243; el_class=&#8221;micro-text&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>https:\/\/el.wikipedia.org\/<\/li>\n<li>https:\/\/powo.science.kew.org\/<\/li>\n<li>https:\/\/portal.cybertaxonomy.org\/<\/li>\n<li>Berlant, S. R. (2005). 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(1755). <em>Trait\u00e9 des arbres et arbustes qui se cultivent en France en pleine terre<\/em>. Chez H.L. Guerin &amp; L.F. Delatour.<\/li>\n<li>Harer, B. W., Jr. (1985). Pharmacological and biological properties of the Egyptian lotus. <em>Bulletin of the American Research Center in Egypt, 22<\/em>, 49.<\/li>\n<li>Hepper, N. F. (1990). <em>Pharaoh\u2019s flowers: The botanical treasures of Tutankhamun<\/em>. HMSO.<\/li>\n<li>Meyboom, P. (1995). Description. In <em>The Nile mosaic of Palestine, early evidence of Egyptian religion in Italy<\/em> (EPRO 121, pp. 72\u201373). Brill.<\/li>\n<li>Miller, M. E. (1986). <em>The murals of Bonampak<\/em>. Princeton University Press.<\/li>\n<li>Plinius secundus, \u201c<em>Naturalis Historia<\/em>\u201d, 25.37, 26.28.1, 26.48.1, 26.83.1, 26.61.1, 26.87.1, 26.92.1<\/li>\n<li>Pyrrhos, D. (1838). <em>Practical botany: Adapted to medicine and economy<\/em>. Angelos Angelidis Printing Office.<\/li>\n<li>Rands, R. L. (1953). 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Reproductive biology of <em>Nymphaea<\/em> (Nymphaeaceae). <em>Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 75<\/em>(3), 795\u2013804. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2307\/2399367\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2307\/2399367<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_accordion_tab][\/vc_accordion][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;2&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;100&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; style=&#8221;inherited&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;103155&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-solid&#8221; back_color_solid=&#8221;#ffeece&#8221; row_name=&#8221;epoxes&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; 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