This is Scottish version of White Water-lily which is very similar to the ssp alba of England however most of the White Water-lily this far north west is ssp occidentalis and this regions is its stronghold. The flowers are distinctly smaller than ssp alba.

Apart from some escapes in southern England, the native Nymphaea alba ssp occidentalis is mostly found in north western Scotland, Skye, the Hebrides and Shetland. There are no native plants in England or Wales but there is a little a little in western Ireland.

Nymphaea alba ssp occidentalis White Water-lily Loch near Laxford Bridge, Scotland, 4th July 2011 Previous   Next

Nymphaea alba ssp occidentalis White Water-lily

Loch near Laxford Bridge, Scotland, 4th July 2011

Added on 9th October 2006, updated 14th January 2011, updated 11th August 2011, updated 11th November 2014