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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 .
Nelumbo is the sole extant genus, containing Nelumbo lutea, native to North America, and Nelumbo nucifera, widespread in Asia. [2] At least five other genera, Nelumbites, Exnelumbites, Paleonelumbo, Nelumbago, and Notocyamus [3] [4] are known from fossils. Nelumbonaceae were once included in the waterlily family, Nymphaeaceae.
Nelumbo / n ɪ ˈ l ʌ m b oʊ / [2] is a genus of aquatic plants with large, showy flowers. Members are commonly called lotus , though the name is also applied to various other plants and plant groups , including the unrelated genus Lotus .
"The American lotus—Nelumbo lutea—has long been revered by native peoples of North America as a mystical herb, symbol of purity and essential food plant," Gemma shares.
Chorizanthe howellii, a flowering plant in the buckwheat family found only near Fort Bragg; Cuscuta pacifica var. papillata, a parasitic plant found only in the salt marshes of Mendocino county
Rancho Santa Margarita y Las Flores was a 133,440-acre (540.0 km 2) Mexican land grant in present-day northwestern San Diego County, California, given by Governor Juan Alvarado in 1841 to Andrés Pico and Pío Pico. [2] The grant was located along the Pacific coast, and encompassed present-day San Onofre State Beach and Camp Pendleton.
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N. lutea may refer to: Napoleonaea lutea, a woody plant; Nauclea lutea, a tree with glossy leaves; Nelima lutea, a daddy longlegs; Nelumbo lutea, an aquatic plant; Neoeromene lutea, a grass moth; Neptunia lutea, a perennial plant; Nomada lutea, a cuckoo bee; Nudaurelia lutea, a large moth; Nuphar lutea, an aquatic plant