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Wetland and Aquatic Plants
of
Oklahoma
Interactive Keys: Floating Leaf Plants
Water Lotus
(Nelumbonaceae)
American
Lotus (Nelumbo lutea Willd.)
Native
Perennial
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Notes: Seeds are eaten by mallard and wood ducks. The rhizomes provide food for beavers and
muskrats, as well as human beings. The
Comanche, Pawnee, and Ponca boil the root and use the soft part of the
seed in
soup.
NWI status:
OBL
Last update: 1/27/04
Comments to : Bruce Hoagland
bhoagland@ou.edu
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