Specimen Information

Nelumbo nucifera
Nelumbo nucifera
(sacred lotus)
Plants
Exotic
Collection Info
Point Map
Species Profile
Animated Map
Impacts

Specimen ID235372
GroupPlants
GenusNelumbo
Speciesnucifera
Common Namesacred lotus
StateOH
CountyGallia
LocalityChickamauga Creek embayment along Ohio River floodplain, Gallipolis
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameRaccoon-Symmes
HUC8 Number05090101
HUC10 NameCrab Creek-Ohio River
HUC10 Number0509010101
HUC12 NameChickamauga Creek
HUC12 Number050901010101
Map
Collection Day18
Collection Month6
Collection Year1990
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:29547
Author:Gillespie, E. (curator).
Date:2012
Title:Marshall University Herbarium (MUHW)
Publisher:Marshall University
Reference 2
Ref. Number:28331
Author:SEINet Portal Network.
Date:2021
Title:Southwest Environmental Information Network
Publisher:Symbiota Software Project, Arizona State University
Commentshttps://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/collections/individual/index.php?occid=11304861&clid=0
Record TypeSpecimen
Earliest Recordstate
DisposalHerbarium
Museum Cat NumberMUHW031685
VerifierIan Pfingsten

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/10/2025].

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