Nelumbo lutea

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyNelumbonaceae
Family (Traditional)Nelumbonaceae
GenusNelumbo
Species:Nelumbo lutea Willd.
Common NameAmerican Lotus; Lotus
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: DRU; Natural Area Presence: LC; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Mudflat; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: palmate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Aggregate; Fruit Type: Nut; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: axillary; Inflorescence Types: solitary; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 1; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 0; Pistil Complexity: Simple; Pistil Number: 13+; Placentation Type: Apical; Sepal Fusion: No; Sepal Number: 0; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 13+; Tepal Fusion: No; Tepal Number: 13+
C value 6
StatusNative; AGCP (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S4S5] (State Rank); G4 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms (3)

SynonymFull Citation
Nelumbium pentapetalum Nelumbium pentapetalum (Walter) Willd.
Nelumbo pentapetala Nelumbo pentapetala
Nymphaea pentapetalum Nymphaea pentapetalum Walter

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Ballard (KY), Clinton (KY), Fulton (KY), Hardin (KY), Henderson (KY), Jefferson (KY), Livingston (KY), Lyon (KY), McCracken (KY), Trigg (KY), Benton (TN), Carroll (TN), Cheatham (TN), Clay (TN), Dyer (TN), Franklin (TN), Hamilton (TN), Henry (TN), Hickman (TN), Humphreys (TN), Jackson (TN), Jefferson (TN), Lake (TN), Meigs (TN), Montgomery (TN), Obion (TN), Rhea (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, HTTU, MEM, SWMT, TENN, UCHT, UOS, UTM

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1937 - 2000

Accession No. (click for full details)
County
State
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
MEM004900 Ballard Kentucky 09 Jul 1969 Raymond Athey
769
MEM
Nelumbo lutea
APSC0110153 Ballard Kentucky
APSC
Nelumbo lutea
APSC0110156 Ballard Kentucky
APSC
Nelumbo lutea
HTTU010569 Ballard Kentucky
HTTU
Nelumbo lutea
SWMT00159 Benton Tennessee 03 Aug 1984 Brent Hedges
278
SWMT
Nelumbo lutea
TENN-V-0095304 Benton Tennessee
TENN
Nelumbo lutea
APSC0009483 Benton Tennessee
APSC
Nelumbo lutea
APSC0009471 Benton Tennessee
APSC
Nelumbo lutea
TENN-V-0095305 Carroll Tennessee
TENN
Nelumbo lutea
APSC0009479 Cheatham Tennessee
APSC
Nelumbo lutea
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Plant Photos

Nelumbo lutea - Milo Pyne
Nelumbo lutea - Milo Pyne
Nelumbo lutea - Milo Pyne
Nelumbo lutea - Milo Pyne
Nelumbo lutea - Milo Pyne
Nelumbo lutea - Milo Pyne
Nelumbo lutea - Milo Pyne
Nelumbo lutea - Milo Pyne
Nelumbo lutea - Milo Pyne
Nelumbo lutea - Milo Pyne
Nelumbo lutea - Theo Witsell
Nelumbo lutea - Theo Witsell
Nelumbo lutea - Theo Witsell
Nelumbo lutea - Theo Witsell
Nelumbo lutea - Theo Witsell
Nelumbo lutea - Theo Witsell
Nelumbo lutea - Theo Witsell
Nelumbo lutea - Theo Witsell
Nelumbo lutea - Theo Witsell
Nelumbo lutea - Theo Witsell
Nelumbo lutea - Theo Witsell
Nelumbo lutea - Theo Witsell
Nelumbo lutea - Theo Witsell
Nelumbo lutea - Theo Witsell
Nelumbo lutea - Theo Witsell
Nelumbo lutea - Theo Witsell