American Lotus (Nelumbo lutea): The Largest Flower in America
American Lotus (Nelumbo lutea) is one of the most beautiful and amazing aquatic plants around, in almost every way. The pale yellow or off-white flowers are huge, 6 – 10 inches, with a yellow center.
Canadian Biodiversity: Species: Plants: American lotus, yellow lotus ...
American lotus, yellow lotus, water-chinquapin. Photo:Mimi Kamp, Southwest School of Botanical Medicine.
Nelumbo lutea - Wikipedia
Nelumbo lutea is a species of flowering plant in the family Nelumbonaceae. Common names include American lotus, yellow lotus, water-chinquapin, and volée. It is native to North America.
American Lotus: Worth Getting Wet For - Eat The Weeds and …
American Lotus was a main food source for Native Americans and it is basically found east and south of the Rockies plus parts of California. While the root, shoots, flowers and young seeds are edible, it was the root the Indians counted on to get them through the winter.
US Wildflower - American Lotus, Water Lotus, Water Chinquapin, …
The tepals of American Lotus become more petal-like closer to the center of the blossom, where they surround the large seed receptacle. Site: Riverwalk, Amnicola Marsh, Hamilton County, TN Date: 2013-July-20
Natural Mid-Atlantic : A Shift in A Pond Community: American Lotus
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Nelumbo lutea (American Lotus) - Minnesota Wildflowers
Photos and information about Minnesota flora - American Lotus: aquatic flower 4 to 10 inches across with many pale yellow petals and a large yellow pitted receptacle in the center
American Lotus (Nelumbo lutea) - Illinois Wildflowers
Habitats include ponds, quiet inlets of lakes, marshes with open water, margins of slow-moving rivers, sinkholes, and open shallow water in front of dams. Large colonies of American Lotus occur along the Illinois River.
American Lotus (Nelumbo lutea) in the Lotuses Database
Beautiful water garden plant with velvety non-wettable leaves. Water drops roll around on them like mercury, to the delight of kids. Tubers are extremely fragile and must be handled gently when planting or transplanting. Any injury to the tuber results in rotting and death of the plant.
American Lotus – LIFE IN THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA RIVER …
The Chinese Mystery Snail is the largest freshwater snail in the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed. (Vintage 35 mm image) By hitching a ride on aquatic transplants like this Spatterdock, non-native freshwater snails are easily vectored into new areas outside their previous range.