Pygmy Rwandan Water Lily (Nymphaea thermarum)
Nymphaea thermarum, the worlds smallest water lily, discovered in 1987 in Rwandan hot spring. Habitat destroyed 2008, now extinct in wild, preserved via cultivation.
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Flowering & Fruiting Cycles
Monthly activity intensity for bloom and fruit across both hemispheres.
Northern hemisphere
Flowering & fruiting calendar
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Southern hemisphere
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Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classMagnoliopsida
- orderNymphaeales
- familyNymphaeaceae
- genusNymphaea
- speciesNymphaea thermarum