Plants > Aquatic Plants
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Water HawthornScientific Name: Aponogeton distachyosCategory: PlantsSubcategory: Aquatic PlantsSize: Leaf length: 6–9 in (15–23 cm); Flower spike height: 2–4 in (5–10 cm) above waterWeight: Aquatic vegetative biomass: 3–8 oz (85–225 g) per...
Plants > Aquatic Plants
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Thermal Water LilyScientific Name: Nymphaea thermarumCategory: PlantsSubcategory: Aquatic PlantsSize: Pad diameter: 1–2 cm (0.4–0.8 in); Rosette diameter: 10–20 cm; Flower diameter: 1 cmWeight: Miniature herbaceous biomassLifespan: Perennial...
Plants > Aquatic Plants
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Blue LotusScientific Name: Nymphaea caeruleaCategory: PlantsSubcategory: Aquatic PlantsSize: Flower diameter 10 to 15 cm (4 to 6 in); floating pad diameter 25 to 40 cm (10 to 16 in)Weight: Perennial rhizomatous aquatic plant with spreading...
Plants > Aquatic Plants
OverviewThe American Lotus (Nelumbo lutea), also celebrated as the yellow lotus, water chinquapin, or duck acorn, is a magnificent, iconic emergent aquatic perennial macrophyte native to the freshwater wetlands, bayous, and lakes of eastern and central North America....
Plants > Aquatic Plants
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Sacred LotusScientific Name: Nelumbo nuciferaCategory: PlantsSubcategory: Aquatic PlantsSize: Leaf blade diameter: 60–90 cm (24–35 in); Aerial stem height: 1.0–1.8 m (3.3–5.9 ft); Blossom diameter: 15–25 cm (5.9–9.8 in)Weight: Single rhizome...
