Nymphaea mexicana

Nymphaea mexicana | ©2014 David Allio

 

Banana waterlily Nymphaea mexicana is native to Mexico and may be found all across the extreme southern mainland United States. In California, this yellow waterlily is considered a noxious weed.1


camera: Nikon D60 | lens: AF Nikkor Zoom 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED
focal length: 80mm | exposure: f11 – 1/1000th – ISO 400


1 USDA.gov. PLANTS Database | USDA PLANTS. PLANTS Database | USDA PLANTS. USDA.gov, n.d. Web. 26 August 2014. https://plants.usda.gov/factsheet/pdf/fs_ecpu.pdf.