Loic Poidevin / Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) in flower in botanic garden, Vendee, France, July.

Remi Masson / Water lilies (Nymphaea alba) lit by the sun's rays, seen under water. Alps, Ain, France. June. Highly commended in the the Underwater World category, GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 201...

Remi Masson / Waterlily (Nymphaea alba) flower which has opened underwater in a lake. Alps, Ain, France, June.

Pascal Kobeh / 'Lotus', an artificial reef built in 2001 with a steel frame with a mild electrical current which encourages the growth of coral, Ihuru Island, North Male Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean. Small reprodu...

Pascal Kobeh / Giant clam (Tridacna) on 'Lotus' artificial reef, built in 2001 with a steel frame using mild electric currents to encourage coral growth, with diver in the background. Vabbinfaru Island in North Male...

Willem Kolvoort / White waterlily (Nymphaea alba) in Naardermeer bog lake, Holland. May.

Benjamin Barthelemy,Benjamin Barthelemy / European White water lily, (Nymphaea alba) in flowers, Vallee de l'Eure, Eure-et-Loir, France, July.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / White water lily (Nymphaea alba) Danube delta rewilding area, Romania

Christophe Courteau / Night waterlily {Nymphaea lotus}. Moremi GR, Okavango delta, Botswana.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / White water lily (Nymphaea alba) in flower, Scotland, UK, July. 2020VISION Book Plate.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Yellow Waterlily (Nymphaea mexicana) flowers, with reflections, Fennessey Ranch, Refugio, Coastal Bend, Texas, USA

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgre / European white water lily (Nymphaea alba) flower, Bohusln, Sweden, August 2008. WWE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION.