Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Nymphaeanae > Order Nymphaeales > Family Nymphaeaceae > Genus Nymphaea

Nymphaea alba L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

NymphaeaL.accepted genus name
Castalia Salisb. heterotypic synonym

Species group names

Castalia alba (L.) Wood homotypic synonym
Nymphaea alba subsp. minoriflora (Borbás) Stucchi heterotypic synonym
Nymphaea alba subsp. occidentalis (Ostenf.) Hyl. heterotypic synonym
Nymphaea minoriflora (Simonk.) E. D. Wissjul. heterotypic synonym
Nymphaea occidentalis (Ostenf.) Moss heterotypic synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Bulgarian: Водна роза sources: Bulgarian PESI focal point
 Catalan: assutzena d'aigua; carabassera d´aigua; carabassera d'aigua; carbassera d´aigua; escudet; escudet de riu; escut de río; escut de riu; figa de riu; flor d´En Nyofà; flor d´En Xofà; flor de ninou; flor d'en nyofà; flor d'en xofà; nenúfar; nenúfar blanc; nimfa; nimfea; nimfea blanca; ninfa; plats giradors; rosa d´amor; rosa d'amor sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Dutch: Witte waterlelie sources: Dutch Species Register
 English: White water-lily sources: Nash, Roisin (FaEu - Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd (Ecoserve))
 English-United States: White Water-lily sources: Charles Hussey
 Euskera: ige belar zuria; ige belarzuria; igebedarr; igebedarra; igebelar; igebelar zuri; nenufar zuri; nenufar zuria; otzikera; otziquera sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Galician: ambroiño de río; ambroiño de rio; ambroíño de río; ambroiños de río; ara; Bacán bán; boleira-branca; coucelo; coucheiro; Duilleóg bháite; figo da ara; golfán; golfâo-branco; herba do aire; herba do mar; lis-dos-tanques; nenúfar; nenúfar branco; nenúfar-branco; tapadeira; tapadeiras sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Georgian: თეთრი დუმფარა sources: Georgia PESI focal point
 Irish: Bacán bán; Duilleóg bháite sources: Nash, Roisin (FaEu - Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd (Ecoserve))
 Majorcan: flor de ninfea; flor den ñofá; flor d'en Nyofà; flor den xofá; lliri d'aigua; nenúfar; nimfea sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Norwegian Bokmål: hvit nøkkerose
 Norwegian Nynorsk: kvit nykkerose
 Portuguese: adargas-de-rio; adarghas de río; ambroiño de rio; ambroíño de río; boleira; boleira-branca; branco; brancos; figos de río; figos-de-rio; golfa%o-branco; golfâo; golfâo branco; golfâo de río; golfâo-branco; gólfâo-branco; golfiâo branco; golfo-branco; herba do ar; lis-dos-tanques; lua-de-água; nenufar; nenúfar amarelo; nenúfar branco; nenufar-branco; nenúfar-branco; nymphea branca; tapadeiras sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Spanish, Castillian: adarga; adarga de río; cobertera; coberteras; cuencos; escudete blanco; escudete de río; escudetes de río; escudillos; flores de escudete; flores nenúfares; flores ninfeos; golfán; golfan blanco; golfán blanco; hierba de escudete; higos de agua; higos de río; higos del río; nenúfar; nenúfar blanco; nenunfar; nimfea blanca; ninfa; ninfa blanca; ninfa de la flor blanca; ninfea; nínfea; ninfea blanca; ninfea de flor blanca; platos; rosa de amor; rosa de Venus; yerba de adarga; yerba de escudete sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Swedish: vit näckros
 Turkish: Nilufer
 Valencian: carabaseres d´aygua; iquebedarra; nenúfar blanc; nimfea blanca; sudenes d´aygua sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Welsh: alaw

Literature

nomenclatural reference

L., Sp. Pl. 1753.

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Citation

Uotila, P. (2009): Nymphaeaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Nymphaea alba L.. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at http://ww2.bgbm.org/euroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?UUID=8F1D60B9-607D-47EF-B4DD-209DC1995EE0

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2009-09-10 by Uotila, P. (2009): Nymphaeaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.

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