Nymphaea loriana is a species of waterlily endemic to Manitoba, and Saskatchewan, Canada.

The 2-2.5 cm wide fruits with coiled peduncles bear 3.5-4 mm long, 2.5-3 mm wide, arillate, greenish-brown, ovoid, smooth seeds.

[4] It was first described by John Harry Wiersema, Carl Barre Hellquist, and Thomas Borsch in 2014.

[3] The type specimen was collected by John Harry Wiersema, Carl Barre Hellquist, and Thomas Borsch in Egg Lake, south of Cumberland House, Saskatchewa, Canada on the 18th of August 2000.

[2] Nymphaea loriana is found in lakes, ponds, marshes, or streams with clear, stagnant, or gently flowing water at depths of 1.5–2 meters.