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|common_name=Hairy water lily, Pink water-lily
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The '''Hairy water lily''' or '''Pink water-lily''' (''Nymphaea pubescens'') is a species of [[Nymphaeaceae|water lily]]. This plant is common in shallow lakes and ponds throughout temperate and tropical Asia and Australasia. The leaves of this plant have fuzzy or hairy undersides and the stems are covered by the same hairs as well, hence the name ''"pubescens"'' or "hairy" of the species. This is not a characteristic that is apparent when looking at the plant from above the water though.
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The hairy water lily is an aquatic plant having erect perennial [[rhizome]]s or rootstocks that anchor it to the mud in the bottom.
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The rhizomes produce slender [[stolon]]s.
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Its leave blades are round above the water and heart-shaped below 15–26(–50) cm, papery, abaxially densely pubescent.
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Some of the leaves that emerge rise slightly above the water held by their stem in [[sacred lotus|lotus]] fashion, but most of them just float on the surface. The floating leaves have undy edges that make a [[crenellate]] effect.
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The hairy water lily is also commercialized as an [[aquarium]] plant. The underwater leaves of this species have a handsome appearance that is appreciated by aquarists who often remove the floating leves to keep it as a fully subaquatic plant.<ref>[http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/tr/Nymphaeapubescens.php Nymphaea pubescens]</ref>
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The flowers are quite large, about 15&nbsp;cm in diameter when fully open. They tend to close during the daytime and open wide at night. Their color varies from white to pink, [[mauve]] or purple depending from the variety or [[Hybrid (biology)|hybrid]].
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Nymphaea zenkeri, Gilg. Lvs. suborbicular, deeply triangular-excised, repand-dentate, thin and mem- branaceous, 5 in. across, pilose beneath: fls. 2½-3 in. across; petals 7-8, ovate - lanceolate, acute. Cameroon.—A very distinct dwarf form, cult, in Germany; probably not grown here.
 
Nymphaea zenkeri, Gilg. Lvs. suborbicular, deeply triangular-excised, repand-dentate, thin and mem- branaceous, 5 in. across, pilose beneath: fls. 2½-3 in. across; petals 7-8, ovate - lanceolate, acute. Cameroon.—A very distinct dwarf form, cult, in Germany; probably not grown here.
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Nymphaea lotus, Linn. (C. Lotus, Woodv. & Wood. N. edulis, DC. N. thermalis, DC., of the hot springs of Hungary). White Lotus. Fig. 2556. Lvs. orbicular, dark green above, under surface brownish, smooth or slightly pubescent; diam. 12-20 in.: fl. white, the broad outer petals suffused pink, 5-10 in. across, open 7.30 P.M. to 11 A.M.; sepals pure green; petals concave, broad, 19 or 20; stamens 96-103, yellow; anthers shorter than the filaments. Egypt. B.M. 797. F.S. 7:706, 707. G.F. 2:173. J.H. III. 67:497.—To this species may be assigned the garden forms N. thermalis with broad petals and cup-shaped fls. from the hot springs of Gross- wardein, Hungary; and the probable hybrids N. dentato-lotus, N. eastonensis and Jubilee.
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Nymphaea lotus, Linn. (C. Lotus, Woodv. & Wood. N. edulis, DC. N. thermalis, DC., of the hot springs of Hungary). White Lotus. Lvs. orbicular, dark green above, under surface brownish, smooth or slightly pubescent; diam. 12-20 in.: fl. white, the broad outer petals suffused pink, 5-10 in. across, open 7.30 P.M. to 11 A.M.; sepals pure green; petals concave, broad, 19 or 20; stamens 96-103, yellow; anthers shorter than the filaments. Egypt.—To this species may be assigned the garden forms N. thermalis with broad petals and cup-shaped fls. from the hot springs of Gross- wardein, Hungary; and the probable hybrids N. dentato-lotus, N. eastonensis and Jubilee.
 
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Nymphaea stellata, Willd. (C. stellata, Woodv. & Wood, incl. N. versicolor, Roxbg.). Blue Lotus of India. Lvs. elliptic-orbicular, rather broadly peltate; margin irregularly repand-dentate; lobes scarcely produced; green above, deep blue-violet beneath: fl. 3-7 in. across, pale blue (rarely pink or white), open 3 days from 8 A.M. to 2 P.M.; buds ovate; sepals with minute blackish dots; petals 11-14, dull white at base; stamens 33-54; appendage blue; anthers and filaments pale yellowish, and E. Asia. Andr. Bot. Rep. 5:330. B.M. 1189 (pink); 2058. R.H. 1855:261. F.S. 8:854. Gn. 54, p. 97; 56, p. 277. G.M. 41:607.—White and pink forms occur in India.
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Nymphaea stellata, Willd. (C. stellata, Woodv. & Wood, incl. N. versicolor, Roxbg.). Blue Lotus of India. Lvs. elliptic-orbicular, rather broadly peltate; margin irregularly repand-dentate; lobes scarcely produced; green above, deep blue-violet beneath: fl. 3-7 in. across, pale blue (rarely pink or white), open 3 days from 8 A.M. to 2 P.M.; buds ovate; sepals with minute blackish dots; petals 11-14, dull white at base; stamens 33-54; appendage blue; anthers and filaments pale yellowish, and E. Asia.—White and pink forms occur in India.
 
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==Cultivation==
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The hairy water lily is found both as a cultivated plant as well as in the wild. It prefers non-acidic waters and it doesn't tolerate temperatures below 15°C.
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===Propagation===
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===Pests and diseases===
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==Varieties==
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This species of water lily has quite a few artificially raised varieties, in addition to many natural hybrids.
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''Nymphaea pubescens'' is known under a number of different synonyms, the most common of which is ''Nymphaea rubra'' for the reddish variant known under the commercial name '''Red water lily''', which often has also purplish leaves.
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==Gallery==
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Image:2007 nymphaea rubra.jpg|''Nymphaea rubra''
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File:Lotus pond Sambuor.jpg|''Nymphaea pubescens'' in a lake
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Image:Upload.png| photo 1
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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