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Yellow Lotus

Nelumbo lutea

Description:

Very large flower around 8 inches across, very showy. Plant grows in water with blossoms about a foot above water. Leaves very large flat pannicles floating on water surface. Water beads and rolls off. Seed case about 3 inches across. When seeds mature the seed case is honeycombed with holes. Blossoms close up at night.

Habitat:

Found in abundant numbers in Rend Lake in sheltered coves around the bird sanctuary area.

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11 Comments

LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 8 years ago

Congrats on your spotting of the day! Lovely!!!

Congratulations Jenni, and thanks for completing the additional data.

bayucca
bayucca 8 years ago

Congrats Jenni! Indeed well deserved! Could you please add some more information in the description section. It would also be interesting for others since you cannot see such a wonderful flower all day.

Beautiful capture Jenni,congrats on the well deserved SOTD and thanks for sharing

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 8 years ago

Congrats!

JenniReaumePoling
JenniReaumePoling 8 years ago

They are 6-8 inches across and most stick up above the water about a foot.

AshleyT
AshleyT 8 years ago

Congrats! Beautiful flower!

JenniReaumePoling
JenniReaumePoling 8 years ago

My husband and I paddled our canoe across Rend Lake to the bird sanctuary and found tons of these beauties in a sheltered cove there.

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 8 years ago

Congratulations JenniReaumePoling.

LisaPowers
LisaPowers 8 years ago

Congratulations JenniReaumePoling! This spotting has been chosen as our Spot of the Day! Such a beauty!

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Beautiful spot Jenni! could you tell us more about it? habitat? your personal experience getting the photo? Thanks!

JenniReaumePoling
Spotted by
JenniReaumePoling

Illinois, USA

Spotted on Aug 30, 2015
Submitted on Aug 29, 2015

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