Nymphaea candida J. Presl is a species of flowering plant in the genus Nymphaea, native to quiet freshwater habitats in Eurasia, it is in flower from July to August.

)Nymphaea candida is an aquatic herbaceous perennial that is laticiferous and rooted.

The leaves are membranous when young and prominently veined when mature.

Nymphaea candida has a small white flower (10–20 cm across) with a yellow center.

The petals can be described as oblong-ovate, apex obtuse, and white.