Nymphaeaceae
Blue Egyptian lotus
Nymphaea micrantha
- Family
- Nymphaeaceae
- Genus
- Nymphaea
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 小花睡莲
- English
- Blue Egyptian lotus
- French
- Lotus bleu, Nénuphar à petite fleur
- Persian
- نیلوفر آبی آفریقای غربی
Synonyms
- Nymphaea vivipara Lehm.
Photos
Photo: Marco Schmidt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Marco Schmidt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Humoyun Mehridinov, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Humoyun Mehridinov, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Conan Wolff, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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). About our plant data.