Horticulturalists at Britain's Royal Botanic Garden, Kew have saved the rare African water lily "nymphaea thermarum" from possible extinction. The lily — believed to be the world's smallest ...

The smallest water lily in the world, which had vanished from its only known hot springs location in Africa, has been saved from extinction by experts at Kew Gardens. The tiny plant, whose lily ...

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Britain's Metropolitan Police said the flower theft took place sometime Thursday when a Nymphaea thermarum, considered the world's smallest water lily, was pulled from a shallow pond in a ...

The giant Amazonian water lily has long fascinated scientists ... strong enough to support the weight of a small child, has remained a mystery⁠—until now. “What we showed through our ...

The smallest water lily in the world, Nymphaea thermarum, its flower about the size of a fingernail, had become one of Kew Gardens’ prized possessions. In 2014, it was stolen from the gardens .

Victoria water lilies are among the largest in the world, spanning up to 10 feet in the Amazon rainforest with sturdy leaf pads that can easily support a small child. It turns out the strongest ...