Contains 2 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Nelumbo Adans.
LOTUS
Classification
PROTEALES
Nelumbo
Citation
NELUMBO Adanson, Fam. Pl. 2: 76, 582. 1763.
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TYPE: Nelumbo nucifera Gaertner (Nymphaea nelumbo Linnaeus)

Legend

County
County - Species Present
Species
Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Nelumbo lutea AMERICAN LOTUS Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP)
Nelumbo nucifera SACRED LOTUS Not Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP)
[Family identification key]
1.  Tepals yellow, the outermost normally persistent; mature fruits mostly less than 1.25 times longer than wide
1.  Tepals pink to white, all normally caducous; mature fruits mostly more than 1.5 times longer than wide
Genus Synonyms
Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
Cyamus Cyamus Smith, Exot. Bot. 1: 59, t. 31-32. 1805. TYPE: = Nelumbo Adanson 1763.