The Flora of Derbyshire - Checklist, Maps and Sample Accounts

THIS IS A DRAFT

The species account below is an early version, drafted around 2003. It has been provided here to aid understanding, but please be aware it may not fully tally with the up-to-date map and statistics shown below.

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Dates
First year: 1789
Latest year: 2007

County Status
Native

Family
Nymphaeaceae

Total records held
147

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 51	66
Tetrads: 52	65
Hectads: 25	25

Conservation Status
B

Account last edited
Sep 5 2006

Explanation of terms

Species Details

White Water-lily is an attractive native perennial of ponds, rivers and canals, with star-like white flowers set against floating green leaves. It is occasional throughout lowland Derbyshire, but rarely occurs over 150m {North Road Ponds SK0395}. Often planted as an ornamental , it is almost impossible to distinguish native from naturalised records, so both are mapped here.