Nelumbo nucifera

Common names: Sacred Bean of India, Sacred Lotus

Genus: Nelumbium

Species: Nelumbium speciosum

Class: Polyandria

Order: Polygynia

Authority: Willdenow

Modern Genus: Nelumbo

Modern Species: Nelumbo nucifera

Modern Family: Nelumbonaceae

Plant Type: perennial

Color: pink or white

Season: summer

Native Region: Iran to Japan & Australia

Species: Nelumbium speciosum

Artist: S. Edwards, Sansum