Nymphaeaceae
Leiberg's waterlily
Nymphaea leibergii
- Family
- Nymphaeaceae
- Genus
- Nymphaea
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Common names
By language (3)
- English
- Leiberg's waterlily
- lah
- نکی اپسرا
- Persian
- نیلوفر آبی کوتوله
Synonyms
- Castalia leibergii Morong
- Castalia tetragona var. leibergii (Morong) J.Schust.
- Castalia tetragona var. leibergii (Morong) Cockerell
- Nymphaea tetragona subsp. leibergii (Morong) A.E.Porsild
- Nymphaea tetragona var. leibergii (Morong) B.Boivin
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.