Water Lilies
A total of 49 of water lilies are featured in this gallery. Water lilies are aquatic plants of the genus Nymphaea and members of the Nymphaeaceae family. Although they have a similar common name to lilies of the Liliaceae family, the two are not related. Some species in the Nymphaea genus are poisonous; use caution when housing poisonous varieties of water lilies as ornamental plants.
Individual Pictures (49)
![Bee on Yellow Pond Lilly](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/bee-on-yellow-pond-lilly_thumb.jpg)
!["Colonel A.J. Welch" Water Lily](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/colonel-a-j-welch-water-lily_thumb.jpg)
![Fragrant Water Lily](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/fragrant-water-lily_thumb.jpg)
![Giant Waterlily](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/giant-waterlily_thumb.jpg)
![Group of Lily Pads at the Big Cypress National Preserve](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/group-of-lily-pads-at-the-big-cypress-national-preserve-2_thumb.jpg)
![Hippocampi Statues](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/hippocampi-statues_thumb.jpg)
!["Joey Tomocik" Flower](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/joey-tomocik-flower_thumb.jpg)
![Leopardess](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/leopardess_thumb.jpg)
![Lilies](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/lilies_thumb.jpg)
![Lily Pads](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/lily-pads_thumb.jpg)
![Lily Pads](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/lily-pads-2_thumb.jpg)
![Lily Pads and Flowers](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/lily-pads-and-flowers-2_thumb.jpg)
![Marliacea Chromatella' Water Lilies](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/marliacea-chromatella-water-lilies_thumb.jpg)
![Numerous Water Lilies at Shark Valley of Everglades National Park](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/numerous-water-lilies-at-shark-valley-of-everglades-national-park_thumb.jpg)
![Nymphaea Colorata Detail](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/nymphaea-colorata-detail_thumb.jpg)
![Nymphaea Colorata Flower](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/nymphaea-colorata-flower_thumb.jpg)
![Nymphaea Colorata Flowers](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/nymphaea-colorata-flowers_thumb.jpg)
![Nymphaea x Daubenyana Detail](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/nymphaea-x-daubenyana-detail_thumb.jpg)
![Nymphaea x Daubenyana Flowers](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/nymphaea-x-daubenyana-flowers_thumb.jpg)
![Pair of White Water Lily Flowers](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/pair-of-white-water-lily-flowers_thumb.jpg)
!["Perry's Baby Red" Flower](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/perrys-baby-red-flower_thumb.jpg)
![Plants in Bowls](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/plants-in-bowls_thumb.jpg)
![Red flare](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/red-flare_thumb.jpg)
![Spatterdock](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/spatterdock_thumb.jpg)
![Spatterdock](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/spatterdock-2_thumb.jpg)
![Spatterdock](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/spatterdock-3_thumb.jpg)
![Texas Shell Pink](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/texas-shell-pink_thumb.jpg)
![Tiger Lotus](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/tiger-lotus_thumb.jpg)
![Tina Water Lily](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/tina-water-lily_thumb.jpg)
![Victoria Lilies](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/victoria-lilies_thumb.jpg)
!["Virginalis" Water Lily Bud](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/virginalis-water-lily-bud_thumb.jpg)
![Water Lilies](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/water-lilies_thumb.jpg)
![Water Lilies](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/water-lilies-2_thumb.jpg)
![Water Lilies](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/water-lilies-3_thumb.jpg)
![Water Lilies in Pond](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/water-lilies-in-pond_thumb.jpg)
![Water Lilies with Green and Purple Leaves](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/water-lilies-with-green-and-purple-leaves-2_thumb.jpg)
![Water Lilies with Green Leaves and Yellow Flower Buds](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/water-lilies-with-green-leaves-and-yellow-flower-buds_thumb.jpg)
![Water Lily](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/water-lily_thumb.jpg)
![Water Lily at The Fruit and Spice Park](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/water-lily-at-the-fruit-and-spice-park-3_thumb.jpg)
![Water Lily Close-Up](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/water-lily-close-up_thumb.jpg)
![Water Lily Flower](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/water-lily-flower_thumb.jpg)
![Water Lily Hybrid](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/water-lily-hybrid_thumb.jpg)
![Water Lily Pads](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/water-lily-pads_thumb.jpg)
![White Flower and Green Pads of Water Lily](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/white-flower-and-green-pads-of-water-lily_thumb.jpg)
![White Lotus Flower](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/white-lotus-flower_thumb.jpg)
![Yellow Pond Lilies](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/yellow-pond-lilies_thumb.jpg)
![Yellow Pond Lilly](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/yellow-pond-lilly_thumb.jpg)
![Yellow Water Lily](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/yellow-water-lily_thumb.jpg)
![Yellow Water Lily Flower Amongst Pads](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/yellow-water-lily-flower-amongst-pads_thumb.jpg)