Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Philecology Herbarium (BRIT:BRIT)
BRIT374759
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Nelumbo lutea Willd.
Nelumbonaceae
April English, George Diggs, Botany Class
April English
16
1998-10-08
1998-10-8
George Diggs, Botany Class
United States, Texas, Grayson, Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge: Headquarters ca. 18 km (by air) NW of Sherman; ca 10 km (by air) S of the Texas-Oklahoma state line. In middle of dried up bed of Meadow Pond, E of Mineral Creek, ca. 2.75 km SW of Big Mineral Access Area on road parallel to Mineral Creek, NE of where this road crosses Mineral Creek (near old collapsed bridge & current gabbion bridge).
33.7 -96.8
33d 42m N 96d 48' W
190 meters (623ft)
In middle of dried up bed of Meadow Pond.
Aquatic perennial herb; ca. 1.5 m to 2 m tall. Nut-like fruits.
Large colony growing in the sun. Plants often used as ornamentals.