PLANTS Profile for Nelumbo (lotus)

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PLANTS Profile

Nelumbo Adans.
lotus

Symbol:

NELUM

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Nelumbonaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

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©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, DC, Washington, USDA ARS National Arboretum. June 27, 2003. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

More Information:

Images:
Nelumbo Adans.

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Distribution:
Nelumbo Adans.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, CA, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Nelumbo Adans.

View 1 genera in Nelumbonaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Nelumbo lutea Willd.. . Image Available.

Nelumbo lutea
American lotus

Distribution of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.. . Image Available.

Nelumbo nucifera
sacred lotus

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Nelumbo Adans.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Order	Nymphaeales
Family	Nelumbonaceae – Lotus-lily family
Genus	Nelumbo Adans. – lotus

More Accounts and Images:
Nelumbo Adans.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 18397.

Time Generated: 05/18/2013 03:20 AM CDT