Scientific Name
: Nymphaea odorata
Family
: Nymphaeaceae
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The scientific name for a lily pad is Nymphaea and the common water lily is known as Nymphaea odorata.
The scientific name of the Peace Lily is Spathiphyllum. It belongs to the family Araceae.
Lily pads are flat, and are normally between 2mm and 5mm thick
The scientific name of the Atamasco lily is Zephyranthes atamasca. It belongs to the Plantae kingdom, Magnoliophyta division, Liliopsida class, Asparagales order, Amaryllidaceae family, and Zephyranthes genus.
A lily pad root is typically thick and fleshy with branching fibrous roots. These roots anchor the lily pad to the bottom of a body of water and absorb nutrients from the soil.
Lily pads can be found at the Hardy water lilies website and the The Tree Nursery website in their lily pad section. You can also buy artificial lily pads online.