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  2. List of plants known as lotus - Wikipedia

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    Lotus identifies various plant taxa: Nelumbo, a genus of aquatic plants with showy flowers Nelumbo nucifera, the Sacred or Indian lotus; Nelumbo lutea, the American or yellow lotus; Certain species of Nymphaea (water lilies or Egyptian lotuses): Nymphaea caerulea, also known as blue lotus; Nymphaea lotus, white lotus or sacred lotus

  3. Nelumbo - Wikipedia

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    However, there are only two known living species of lotus. One is the better-known Nelumbo nucifera, which is native to East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and probably Australia and is commonly cultivated for consumption and use in traditional Chinese medicine. The other lotus is Nelumbo lutea, which is native to North America and the ...

  4. Lotus (genus) - Wikipedia

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    Lotus, a latinization of Greek lōtos (), [2] is a genus of flowering plants that includes most bird's-foot trefoils (also known as bacon-and-eggs) [3] and deervetches. [4] Depending on the taxonomic authority, roughly between 70 and 150 species are accepted, all legumes; American species formerly placed in the genus have been transferred to other genera.

  5. Nelumbo nucifera - Wikipedia

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    Nelumbo nucifera, also known as sacred lotus, Indian lotus, [1] or simply lotus, is one of two extant species of aquatic plant in the family Nelumbonaceae. It is sometimes colloquially called a water lily, though this more often refers to members of the family Nymphaeaceae .

  6. Nelumbo lutea - Wikipedia

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    American lotus is an emergent aquatic plant. It grows in lakes and swamps, as well as areas subject to flooding. The roots are anchored in the mud, but the leaves and flowers emerge above the water's surface. The petioles of the leaves may extend as much as 2 m (6.6 ft) and end in a round leaf blade 33–43 cm (13–17 in) in diameter. Mature ...

  7. Lotus graecus - Wikipedia

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    Its leaves are classic five lobed Lotus leaves. The leaves are heavily hairy at the bottoms. The leaves are heavily hairy at the bottoms. The reddish seedheads are equally as unique looking like clusters of little melons where the flowers used to be.

  8. List of trees and shrubs by taxonomic family - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; ... The list currently includes 1352 species. ... willow-leaf fig; oleander-leaf fig Moraceae ...

  9. Lotus - Wikipedia

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    Lotus Software, a personal computer software company, best known for: Lotus Notes, collaborative software, personal information manager and e-mail client now known as IBM Notes; Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet application; Lotus's, formerly Lotus Supercenter and Tesco Lotus, a hypermarket chain in Thailand and Malaysia operated by Charoen Pokphand Group