OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Hovering over an image will enlarge it and point out features (works better on desktop than on mobile).

camera icon A camera indicates there are pictures.
speaker icon A speaker indicates that a botanical name is pronounced.
plus sign icon A plus sign after a Latin name indicates that the species is further divided into varieties or subspecies.

Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.

Your search found 2 taxa in the family Nelumbonaceae, Sacred Bean family, as understood by Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.

arrow

range map

camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Yonkapin, American Lotus-lily, Yellow Nelumbo, Pond-nuts

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Nelumbo lutea   FAMILY: Nelumbonaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Nelumbo lutea   FAMILY: Nelumbonaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Nelumbo lutea 074-01-001   FAMILY: Nelumbonaceae

 

Habitat: Ponds, natural lakes, sluggish streams, freshwater tidal marshes

Uncommon

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


range map

camera icon Common Name: Sacred-lotus, Oriental Lotus-lily, Pink Lotus

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Nelumbo nucifera   FAMILY: Nelumbonaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Nelumbo nucifera   FAMILY: Nelumbonaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Nelumbo nucifera 074-01-002   FAMILY: Nelumbonaceae

 

Habitat: Ponds, lakes, canals

Rare

Non-native: Asia

 


Your search found 2 taxa. You are on page PAGE 1 out of 1 pages.


"To me the greatest charm the ferns possess is that of their surroundings. No other plants know so well how to choose their haunts." — Frances Theodora Parsons, To Know the Ferns