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Nelumbonaceae
Nelumbo

not marked as a favorite taxon Nelumbo Adanson. Common name: Lotus-lily, Lotus, Sacred-lotus, Sacred-bean.

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A genus of 2 species, aquatic herbs, of temperate and subtropical e. North America and e. Asia.

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ID notes: Nelumbo can be immediately distinguished in vegetative condition from the other ‘pads’ (Nymphaea, Nuphar, and Nymphoides) by its peltate leaves, and from the peltate Brasenia by the much larger size and round (rather than elliptic) leaves.

References: Wiersema (1997a) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (1997); Williamson & Schneider (1993b) In Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Nelumbo© Grant Morrow Parkins | Nelumbo lutea | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Nelumbo© Keith Bradley | Nelumbo nucifera | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Nelumbo© Jacob Dakar | Nelumbo lutea | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Nelumbo© Alan M. Cressler | Nelumbo lutea | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Nelumbo© Richard & Teresa Ware | Nelumbo nucifera CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG

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