European White Water-Lily vs sulphur water-lily

Nymphaea alba compared with Nymphaea thiona

Key Differences

• European White Water-Lily is Least Concern while sulphur water-lily is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	European White Water-Lily	sulphur water-lily
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 alba	Nymphaea thiona

Evolutionary Relationship

European White Water-Lily and sulphur water-lily share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Nymphaea.

Conservation Status

European White Water-Lily

LC — Least Concern

sulphur water-lily

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	European White Water-Lily	sulphur water-lily
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

European White Water-Lily

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile).

sulphur water-lily

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden