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Nymphaea lotus, white lotus or sacred lotus; Nymphaea nouchali, also known as blue or star lotus (sometimes thought to be the same species as Nymphaea caerulea above) Lotus (including bird's-foot trefoils and deervetches), a terrestrial genus with small flowers; Saussurea (snow lotus), a herbaceous species from the Himalayan vicinity
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.
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 ...
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 ...
Lotus tenuis is a flowering plant of the pea family Fabaceae, native to western and southern Europe and southwest Asia. Some botanists treat it as a subspecies of Lotus corniculatus , as L. corniculatus subsp. tenuifolius .
Lotus (plant), various botanical taxa commonly known as lotus, particularly: Lotus, a genus of terrestrial plants in the family Fabaceae; Lotus flower, a symbolically important aquatic Asian plant also known as Indian or sacred lotus; Lotus tree, a plant in Greek and Roman mythology
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