Lotus

Lotus identifies various plant taxa:Nelumbo, a genus of aquatic plants with showy flowers known as lotuses, having two extant species: Nelumbo nucifera, the Sacred or Indian lotus Nelumbo lutea, the American or yellow lotus Certain species of Nymphaea, a genus of aquatic plants known as water lilies, are also known as Egyptian lotus or Egyptian water lily: Nymphaea caerulea, also known as blue lotus Nymphaea lotus, white lotus or sacred lotus Nymphaea nouchali, also known as blue or star lotus Lotus, a terrestrial genus of legumes with small flowers, including bird's-foot trefoils and deervetches Certain species of Saussurea, a genus of herbaceous plant, are known as snow lotus, particularly those from the Himalayan vicinity Ziziphus lotus, a shrub species with edible fruit Diospyros lotus, a tree with edible fruit known as the date-plum or Caucasian persimmon

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