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Nelumbo (lutea)

Carol and Jerry Baskin
Professors
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225
seedlings.uidaho.com
Family Scientific Name: Nelumbonaceae
Family Common Name: Lotus Family
Scientific Name: Nelumbo lutea Willd.
Common Synonym: Nelumbium luteum Willd.
Common Name: American lotus
Species Code: NELLUT
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Time To Grow: 0
Propagule Processing: Inferred seed dormancy is physical dormancy.
Pre-Planting Treatments: Seeds were scarified. Seeds germinated at alternating temperatures of 35/23 C.
References: Baskin,C.C. and Baskin, J.M. Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography and Evolution of Dormancy and Germination. Academic Press.1998.666p.
Francko.1986. Studies on Nelumbo lutea (Willd.) Pers. I. Techniques for axenic liquid seed culture. Aquatic Botany 26.113-117.

Citation:

Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol C.. 2003. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Nelumbo lutea Willd. plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/02/25). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.