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Water-lily Family, Nymphaeaceae (unedited)

Water-lily Family, Nymphaeaceae (unedited)

Though there are about sixty-five species of water lilies in seven genera found worldwide, the genus Nymphaea ("nim-figh-ah") is the genus of modern water lilie...
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Though there are about sixty-five species of water lilies in seven genera found worldwide, the genus Nymphaea ("nim-figh-ah") is the genus of modern water lilies, in the similar named family Nymphaeaceae. I like this choice of the Latin word for "nymphs" for water lilies. How appropriate that these plants are named for minor goddesses that inhabit fountains and rivers; a perfect tie-in with the aquatic environment.
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