Lotus (plant)

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Lotus identifies various plant taxa:

• Nelumbo (lotuses), an aquatic genus with large flowers
  • Nymphaea (Egyptian lotuses), a similar and related genus
• Lotus (genus) (including bird's-foot trefoils and deervetches), a terrestrial genus with small flowers
• Saussurea laniceps (snow lotus), an herbaceous species from the Himalayan vicinity
• Ziziphus lotus, a shrub species with edible fruit

A mythological plant:

• Lotus tree, the mythological incarnation of Lotis