Sacred lotus
Nelumbo nucifera
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At a glance
- Scientific name
- Nelumbo nucifera
- Group
- Eudicots
- Order
- Proteales
- Family
- Nelumbonaceae
- Continent
- Asia, Oceania
- Habitat
- Water
- Form
- Water plant
- Leaves
- Shed in winter
- Flower colour
- White, Pink
- Blooms in
- Summer
- Use
- Food, Medicine, Ornamental
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Medium
Did you know?
- Its leaves are covered in microscopic bumps and wax, so water rolls off and takes dirt with it.
- Lotus seeds have been known to sprout after more than a thousand years.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q16528 · All plants · All entries