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Waterlilies, or Nymphaea, are the quintessential pond plant. Not only do they produce attractive round leaves that rest on the water’s surface, but they bloom in various shades ranging from pink ...

Water lilies, plants in the genus Nymphaea, are aquatic blooms that grow in ponds and water gardens. Their green lily pads spread out across the surfaces of freshwater environs and, when warm weather ...

They used the microscope to acquire cross-sectional images of a Nymphaea plant stem (left) and a pine needle (right).