White water-lily  (Nymphaea alba)

Species information

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Glossary

Self-pollinated: transfer of pollen within the same individual plant- either within the same flower, or between different flowers.
Stamen: the male reproductive organ of a flower, it is made up of an anther (the pollen-producing organ) and a filament (stalk). (See http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/ksheets/pdfs/flower.pdf for a fact sheet on flower structure).

References

  1. National Biodiversity Network Species Dictionary (Feb 2003):
    http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nbn
  2. Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M. (1987) Flora of the British Isles. 3rd Edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
  3. Preston, C.D., Pearman, D.A. & Dines, T.D. (2002) The New Atlas of the British and Irish Flora. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  4. BBC Nature. (Feb 2003):
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/plants/fun/record_breakers.shtml
  5. Flora of Northern Ireland (Feb 2003):
    http://www.habitas.org.uk/flora/info.htm
  6. Press, B. & Gibbons, B (1993) Photographic field guide to wild flowers of Britain and Europe. New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd, London.