Nymphaea gracilis is a species of waterlily endemic to Mexico.

[2] Nymphaea gracilis has very short, subglobose rhizomes densely covered with fibrous roots.

[5] The globose 2–3.5 cm wide fruit bears arillate seeds with a reticulate testa, and trichomes.

[8] The specific epithet gracilis means thin, slender or graceful.

[12][13][2] It grows in canals,[14] swamps, shallow ponds,dams, and lakes.