Nymphaea alba
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Nymphaea alba, the European White Waterlily or White Lotus, is an aquatic flowering plant of the family Nymphaeaceae.
The red variety which is in cultivation came from lake Fagertärn (Fair tarn) in the forest of Tiveden, where they were discovered in the early 19th century. The discovery led to a large scale exploitation which nearly made it extinct in the wild before it was protected.
It is found all over Europe and in parts of North Africa and the Middle East in freshwater.
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