Wildflowers Identified: American Lotus/Nelumbo
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American Lotus/Nelumbo has these characteristics:
- in a head (7 or more petals): cluster of stalkless (or nearly stalkless) flowers
- single flower on stem
- 2 inches or more flower width
- yellow to orange flower color
- blooms in July
- blooms in August
- blooms in September or later
- plant height two feet or more
- leaf petiole present (has a leafstalk)
- smooth leaf edges
- branched leaf veins
- simple leaves about as long as wide
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Eric Haines,
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