OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Proteales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Nelumbo nucifera   FAMILY Nelumbonaceae   Go to FSUS key



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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image of Nelumbo nucifera, Sacred-lotus, Oriental Lotus-lily, Pink Lotus

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_nene3_001_lvd

        

image of Nelumbo nucifera, Sacred-lotus, Oriental Lotus-lily, Pink Lotus

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).


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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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3994

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

 

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