Menyanthaceae
Water snowflake
Nymphoides indica
- Family
- Menyanthaceae
- Genus
- Nymphoides
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Common names
By language (8)
- Bangla
- পানচুলি, চাঁদমোনা, নিম্ফোয়ডেস ইন্ডিকা, পানচুলিমালা, বড় চাঁদমালা
- Chinese
- 印度莕菜, 印度荇菜, 白花莕菜, 金银莲花, 铜苋菜, 暹罗荇菜
- English
- Water snowflake, Water-snowflake, Crested snowflakes
- French
- Faux Nénuphar des Indes, Menyanthe de l'Inde
- Indonesian
- Tetepok
- Japanese
- ガガブタ
- Korean
- 어리연꽃
- Thai
- บา, ตับเต่าใหญ่, บัวบา
Synonyms
- Limnanthemum calycinum Miq.
- Limnanthemum ecklonianum Griseb.
- Limnanthemum esquirolii H.Lév.
- Limnanthemum forsteri Seem.
- Limnanthemum fraserianum Griseb.
- Limnanthemum humboldtianum var. parviflorum Griseb.
- Limnanthemum indicum (L.) Griseb.
- Limnanthemum indicum var. siamense Ostenf.
- Limnanthemum kleinianum Griseb.
- Limnanthemum orbiculatum (Lam.) Griseb.
- Limnanthemum sumatranum S.Moore
- Limnanthemum wightianum Griseb.
- Menyanthes brasilica Vell.
- Menyanthes indica L.
- Menyanthes macrophylla Roth ex Roem. & Schult.
- Menyanthes meridionalis Willd. ex Griseb.
- Menyanthes petioliflora Stokes
- Nymphoides eckloniana (Griseb.) Kuntze
- Nymphoides siamensis (Ostenf.) Kerr
- Villarsia communis A.St.-Hil.
- Villarsia eglandulosa Griff.
- Villarsia glandulosa Griff.
- Villarsia indica (L.) Vent.
- Villarsia macrophylla Roem. & Schult.
- Villarsia nymphaeifolia Fraser
- Villarsia platiphylla A.St.-Hil.
- Villarsia rheedei Kostel.
- Villarsia simsii G.Don
- Villarsia swartzii G.Don
- Villarsia trachysperma F.Muell.
Flowers
- In flower
- all year (from 523 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Scott W. Gavins, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tony van Kampen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Saryu Mae 前 朝琉, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Edward Jaser, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Menyanth, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Manuëlle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Menyanth, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Rahul Mungikar, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Menyanth, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Prof.Reddy KB, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Menyanth, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.