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Lotus Lily

Nelumbo lutea

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Field Notes

Description:

By looking closely, you can see it has not been a bumper Summer for the Lotus Lilies. Too many days without good rain so there are a lot of brown leaves here and there. Also the flowers are past their peak.

Habitat:

Ponds or quiet lakes.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
p.young713
Very pretty alice, ia always wondered where those seed pods came from.

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Flowers of North America
Photographed
PublishedAugust 7, 2011

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