American Water-Lily vs Blue Lotus

Nymphaea odorata compared with Nymphaea nouchali

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Water-Lily	Blue Lotus
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Nymphaeales (Nymphaeales)	Nymphaeales (Nymphaeales)
Family same	Nymphaeaceae	Nymphaeaceae
Genus same	Nymphaea	Nymphaea
Species	Nymphaea odorata	Nymphaea nouchali

Evolutionary Relationship

American Water-Lily and Blue Lotus share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Nymphaea.

Conservation Status

American Water-Lily

LC — Least Concern

Blue Lotus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Water-Lily	Blue Lotus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Water-Lily

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

Blue Lotus

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms.

Range

Distributed across Comoros, Madagascar, and Maldives.

American Water-Lily

The American Water-Lily (Nymphaea odorata) is a species in the genus Nymphaea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Blue Lotus

The Blue Lotus (Nymphaea nouchali) is a species in the genus Nymphaea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and .