Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Proteales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Nelumbo lutea
FAMILY
Nelumbonaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read The Empress of Aquatic Plants, Nelumbo lutea from Lytton Musselman and the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society.
Learn more about Yonkapin from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Nelumbo lutea
FAMILY
Nelumbonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Nelumbo lutea
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Nelumbo lutea
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 074-01-001:
Nelumbo lutea FAMILY Nelumbonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Nelumbo lutea
COMMON NAME:
Yonkapin, American Lotus-lily, Yellow Nelumbo, Pond-nuts
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Keith Bradley kab_nelumbo_lutea_75289
June Palm Beach County FL
Lake Okeechobee
Flowers erect, above the water, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
Keith Bradley kab_nelumbo_lutea_75290
June Palm Beach County FL
Lake Okeechobee
Perianth parts numerous, sepals grading into petals, stamens numerous, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
Patrick D. McMillan pdmnlutea_cg3
Month Unknown
Leaf blades peltate, usually raised above the water, obicular, to 70cm wide, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Nelumbo lutea
FAMILY
Nelumbonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Nelumbo lutea
FAMILY
Nelumbonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Nelumbo lutea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Nelumbo lutea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 074-01-001:
Nelumbo lutea
FAMILY
Nelumbonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Nelumbo lutea
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