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Family: Nelumbonaceae (Lotus-lily family)
Mid-Atlantic bloom time: June - September
American Lotus can be found occasionally in ponds, lakes, slow-moving streams, and freshwater tidal marshes. Its circular leaves are 30–70 cm in diameter and usually raised out of the water. Its flowers are on peduncles that can reach 1 meter above the water. The flowers are pale yellow (looking almost white at a distance). Its acorn-like seeds are held in receptacles that can be 10 cm wide.
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25 July 2023
Leopold's Preserve, Haymarket, VA 
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25 July 2023
Leopold's Preserve, Haymarket, VA 
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13 September 2024
Leopold's Preserve, Haymarket, VA 
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13 September 2024
Leopold's Preserve, Haymarket, VA 
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13 September 2024
Leopold's Preserve, Haymarket, VA (ripening receptacle) 
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13 September 2024
Leopold's Preserve, Haymarket, VA (mature receptacle with seeds) 
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13 September 2024
Leopold's Preserve, Haymarket, VA 
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