Seasonal Wild Flowers

Fringed Water-lily

Nymphoides peltata

Menyanthaceae

June to September

It is scattered throughout the country, but is less

frequent in the North.

See the BSBI distribution map for Fringed Water-lily

It grow in shallow water in lakes, ponds, slow flowing rivers,

canals and large fenland ditches.

Fringed Water-lily is a native, rhizomatous, perennial, floating

herb.

The yellow flowers project above the water and up to 4cm

across.

It is 5-merous with fringed-petals, yellow stamens and

lanceolate sepals..

The floating leaves are up to 10cm across, cleft, green

above and purple below.

Rhizomes are creeping.

Other water-lilies include: White Water-lily

Fringed Water-lily, New Forest

Flower raised above water on pedicel

Fringed petals

Flower with 5 stamens

Sepals

Leaves and rhizomes

Upper leaf surface

Lower leaf-surface

Leaf petioles