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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Nelumbonaceae
Nelumbo lutea Willd.
American lotus-lily, lotus, water-chinquapin
Nelumbo: Ceylonese word for Asian lotus
lutea: yellow, from a source of yellow dye called lutum
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | floating, perennial, 1 1/2'-3' tall aquatic; from fleshy rhizomes |
| Flower: | white to yellow, 7 or more-parted, 2"-10" wide, solitary on stalks held up to 3' above the water; blooms July-Sept. |
| Fruit: | brown, acorn-like seeds in a flat-topped, conical receptacle |
| Leaf: | 12"-28" wide, un-notched, round, bluish-green, floating at first then held above the water, stalks attached at the center of the leaf pulling it into a shallow, funnel shape |
| Habitat: | ponds, lakes, quiet water less than 30" deep; in sediment soil |
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