Are Lily Pads Flowers

A lily pad is the leaf of the water lily plant. … There are about 70 different species of this aquatic flowering plant, found in both temperate and tropical zones.

Is water lily a flower?

water lily, (family Nymphaeaceae), family of 58 species in 3 genera of freshwater flowering plants (order Nymphaeales), native to the temperate and tropical parts of the world. Water lilies provide food for fish and wildlife but sometimes cause drainage problems because of their rapid growth.

Are lily pads a plant?

Lily pads are the floating leaves of water lilies, aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae; the three genera in the family are Nuphar, Nymphaea and Victoria. The genus Nuphar includes about 11 species that range over the temperate regions of North America, Europe and Asia.