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General Information | |
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Symbol: | NELU |
Group: | Dicot |
Family: | Nelumbonaceae |
Duration: |
Perennial |
Growth Habit: |
Forb/herb |
Native Status: |
CAN N L48 N |
Characteristics | |
Data Source and Documentation |
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Both | ![]() |
Absent/Unreported |
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Both, No County Data |
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Images
Synonyms
Symbol | Scientific Name |
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NELU3 | Nelumbium luteum Willd., orth. var. |
NEPE3 | Nelumbo pentapetala (Walter) Fernald, nom. utique rej. |
NYPE2 | Nymphaea pentapetala Walter, nom. utique rej. |
Classification
Rank | Scientific Name and Common Name |
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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 |
Species | Nelumbo lutea Willd. – American lotus |
Subordinate Taxa
Legal Status
Threatened and Endangered Information: | |
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This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location. | |
Michigan
American lotus
Threatened
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New Jersey
American lotus
Endangered
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Pennsylvania
American lotus
Endangered
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Noxious Weed Information | |
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This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds. | |
Connecticut
American water lotus
Potentially invasive, banned
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U.S. Weed Information | |
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Nelumbo lutea
American water lotus
This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below.This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of
Weeds of the U.S.
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STATE | Assorted authors. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments. |
Wetland Status
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Wildlife
Food
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Cover
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Description of Values
Value Class | Food | Cover |
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