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American Lotus

American lotus lily yellow flowers Nelumbo lutea Florida

Nelumbo lutea                                                     Photo Kerry Dressler ©

The lotus lily has large round bluish green leaves with 6-10 inch showy yellow flowers on an erect stem. In marshes and wet prairies these plants can form huge colonies where the flowers bloom for more than a month.

 

 

 

 

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