NameThatPlant.net: Nelumbo lutea

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

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

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Read The Empress of Aquatic Plants, Nelumbo lutea from Lytton Musselman and the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society.

Learn more about Yonkapin from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Nelumbo lutea FAMILY Nelumbonaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 074-01-001:

Nelumbo lutea FAMILY Nelumbonaceae

COMMON NAME:
Yonkapin, American Lotus-lily, Yellow Nelumbo, Pond-nuts

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Nelumbo lutea FAMILY Nelumbonaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Nelumbo lutea FAMILY Nelumbonaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 074-01-001:
Nelumbo lutea FAMILY Nelumbonaceae

2682

Floating-leaved aquatic (rooted); Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Ponds, natural lakes, sluggish streams, freshwater tidal marshes, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Uncommon

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
Leaves peltate, petioles to 1m or more long

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
Numerous perianth parts, sepals grading into petals
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall

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