Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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 .
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Donate
The macopins are apparently tubers from a species of water lily, perhaps the American Lotus (Nelumbo lutea). [9] Tubers of Nelumbo lutea have been recovered from similar roasting pits at the Elam [14] and Schwerdt [15] [16] sites on the Kalamazoo River in western Michigan; and tubers of the white water lily (Nymphaea tuberosa) have been ...
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Pages for logged out editors learn more
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
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