Nelumbo lutea

Nelumbo lutea
Conservation status
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Nelumbonaceae
Genus:	Nelumbo
Species:	N. lutea
Binomial name
Nelumbo lutea (Willd.) Pers.[3]
Synonyms[3]
Nelumbium luteum Willd. Nelumbo nucifera subsp. lutea (Willd.) Borsch & Barthlott Nelumbo nucifera var. lutea (Willd.) Kuntze Cyamus luteus (Willd.) Nutt. Nelumbium codophyllum Raf. Nelumbium jamaicense DC. Nelumbium pentapetalum (Walter) Willd. Nelumbium reniforme Willd. Nelumbo pentapetala (Walter) Fernald Cyamus flavicomus Salisb. Cyamus mysticus Salisb. Cyamus nelumbo Sm. Cyamus pentapetalus (Walter) Pursh Cyamus reniformis Pursh Nymphaea pentapetala Walter

Nelumbo lutea is a species of flowering plant in the family Nelumbonaceae. Common names include American lotus, yellow lotus, water-chinquapin, and volée. It is native to North America. The botanical name Nelumbo lutea Willd. is the currently recognized name for this species, which has been classified under the former names Nelumbium luteum and Nelumbo pentapetala, among others.^[4]