Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Proteales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Nelumbo nucifera
FAMILY
Nelumbonaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Learn more about Sacred Lotus from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Nelumbo nucifera
FAMILY
Nelumbonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Nelumbo nucifera
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Nelumbo nucifera
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 074-01-002:
Nelumbo nucifera FAMILY Nelumbonaceae
COMMON NAME:
Sacred-lotus, Oriental Lotus-lily, Pink Lotus
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_nene3_001_lvd
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Keith Bradley kab_n_nucifera_78571
August Quebec, Canada
Similar to N. lutea, but the petals are pink, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
COMPARE
aquatic plants
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Nelumbo nucifera
FAMILY
Nelumbonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Nelumbo nucifera
FAMILY
Nelumbonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Nelumbo nucifera
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Nelumbo nucifera
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 074-01-002:
Nelumbo nucifera
FAMILY
Nelumbonaceae
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Floating-leaved aquatic (rooted); Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Ponds, lakes, canals, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Asia
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
Leaves peltate, petioles to 1m or more long
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Rhizomatous
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Pink
Radially symmetrical
Numerous perianth parts, sepals grading into petals
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p011
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p029
If a search such as "Carex leptalea var. leptalea" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "Carex leptalea".
Or, to minimize chances of a misspelling, try just "Carex le".
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