- Scientific name: Nelumbo lutea (Willd.) Pers.
- Common Name: American Lotus, Yellow Lotus
- Group: Dicot
- Family: Nelumbonaceae (Water Chinquapin family)
- Wetland Indicator Category: OBL
- Growth Form: Floating-leaved, Emergent
- Grows in rivers, ponds, lakes, wetland pools, and backwaters of reservoirs
- Native
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