Spring has sprung
by Geraldine Scull
Title
Spring has sprung
Artist
Geraldine Scull
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Double blossoms on branch
Sacred lotus Nelumbo nucifera.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Nelumbonaceae
Genus: Nelumbo
Species: N. nucifera
Binomial name
Nelumbo nucifera
Gaertn.
Synonyms
Nelumbium speciosum Willd.
Nymphaea nelumbo
Nymphaea stellata
Nelumbo nucifera, also known as Indian lotus, sacred lotus, bean of India, or simply lotus, is one of two species of aquatic plant in the family Nelumbonaceae. The Linnaean binomial Nelumbo nucifera (Gaertn.) is the currently recognized name for this species, which has been classified under the former names, Nelumbium speciosum (Willd.) and Nymphaea nelumbo, among others. (These names are obsolete synonyms and should be avoided in current works.) This plant is an aquatic perennial. Under favorable circumstances its seeds may remain viable for many years, with the oldest recorded lotus germination being from that of seeds 1,300 years old recovered from a dry lakebed in northeastern China.
Native to Tropical Asia and Queensland, Australia,it is commonly cultivated in water gardens. It is also the national flower of India, Bangladesh and Vietnam.
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April 27th, 2016
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Comments (21)
Morris Finkelstein
Fabulous Lotus flower photograph with excellent light, perspective, details, and composition! F/L
Guido Strambio
Revisiting this lovely floral capture to share, excellent exposure and so pleasing white-green contrast! l/f/G+
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