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§1 Plant
Nymphaea lotus L.
vernacular white Egyptian lotus — species · Nymphaeaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Nymphaeaceae Salisb.
- Genus
- Nymphaea
Native status, by region
- L48 Lower 48 States Introduced
County-level range
· 5 counties across 2 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 5 counties across 2 states/territories.
Florida view state ↗ 3 I ▾
Louisiana view state ↗ 2 I ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/NYLO ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2882429 ↗Record version
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