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Nelumbo lutea

Willd.

American Lotus

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.135254

Element CodePDNEL01010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderNymphaeales

FamilyNelumbonaceae

GenusNelumbo

Synonyms

Nelumbo nucifera ssp. lutea(Willd.) Borsch & BarthlottNelumbo pentapetala(Walter) Fern.

Other Common Names

American lotus (EN) American Lotus-lily (EN) Lotus jaune d'Amérique (FR) Pond-nuts (EN) volée (FR) Water-chinquapin (EN) Yellow Lotus (EN) Yockernut (EN) Yonkapin (OTHER)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date1985-10-11

Change Date1985-10-11

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN2

Province	Rank	Native
Ontario	S2	Yes

United StatesN4

Province	Rank	Native
Florida	S4	Yes
Massachusetts	SNR	Yes
Missouri	SNR	Yes
Oklahoma	SNR	Yes
Tennessee	SNR	Yes
Alabama	SNR	Yes
Nebraska	S4	Yes
Vermont	SNA	No
Illinois	S3	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Georgia	SNR	Yes
Delaware	S1	Yes
Arkansas	SNR	Yes
Michigan	S2	Yes
North Carolina	S2	Yes
Virginia	S3	Yes
Kentucky	S4	Yes
Mississippi	SNR	Yes
New York	SNA	No
West Virginia	S2	Yes
South Carolina	S3	Yes
New Jersey	S1	Yes
Maryland	S4	Yes
Maine	SNA	No
Indiana	S3	Yes
Texas	SNR	Yes
Ohio	SNR	Yes
Kansas	S3	Yes
Connecticut	SNA	No
Wisconsin	SNR	Yes
Louisiana	SNR	Yes
Iowa	S4	Yes
Pennsylvania	SNA	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Texas (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Little Lake Creek	National Forests in Texas	596

References (4)

Dodds, J.S. 2025. <i>Nelumbo lutea</i> Rare Plant Profile. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, State Parks, Forests & Historic Sites, State Forest Fire Service & Forestry, Office of Natural Lands Management, New Jersey Natural Heritage Program, Trenton, NJ. 29 pp. [https://www.nj.gov/dep/parksandforests/natural/heritage/docs/nelumbo-lutea-american-lotus.pdf]
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 1997. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 3. Magnoliophyta: Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiii + 590 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2024. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of March 4, 2024. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2203 pp.