Water lilies are not true lilies and do not contain the toxins seen in other lilies. They contain alkaloids that can irritate a cat’s gastrointestinal system if eaten in large quantities. Cats ...

Water lilies in reservoir surfaces indicated clean water. A Maya vessel from Guatemala shows a king sitting on a throne wearing a water lily headdress. Water lilies in reservoir surfaces indicated ...

The ancient Maya city of Tikal relied on urban reservoirs to supply water during periods of drought. They essentially built "constructed wetlands" that relied upon key minerals and aquatic plants ...

The loss of live specimens of the original species, as well as the scarcity of biological collections of giant water lilies, resulted in disagreements over the number of recognized species and the ...

Those spikes "could be used to out-compete other plants" for territory, said Przelomska, who also called water lilies a "charismatic species." Natalia Przelomska said the flowers of the water ...