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 Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Nelumbo lutea
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Nelumbo lutea
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 074-01-001:
Nelumbo lutea FAMILY Nelumbonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Nelumbo lutea
COMMON NAME:
Yonkapin, American Lotus-lily, Yellow Nelumbo, Pond-nuts
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_nelu_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_nelu_008_lvd
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USDA / Selected Weeds of the US. 1970 swus_page_173
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Keith Bradley kab_nelumbo_lutea_75276
June Palm Beach County FL
Lake Okeechobee
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Keith Bradley kab_nelumbo_lutea_75289
June Palm Beach County FL
Lake Okeechobee
Flowers erect, above the water, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
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Keith Bradley kab_nelumbo_lutea_75290
June Palm Beach County FL
Lake Okeechobee
Perianth parts numerous, sepals grading into petals, stamens numerous, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmnlutea_cg1
Month Unknown
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmnlutea_cg3
Month Unknown
Leaf blades peltate, usually raised above the water, obicular, to 70cm wide, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
COMPARE
aquatic plants
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
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Nelumbo lutea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Nelumbo lutea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 074-01-001:
Nelumbo lutea
FAMILY
Nelumbonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Nelumbo lutea
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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
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p151
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p337
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p483
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p276
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p112
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p011
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p029
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