1、 The difference between the two

In fact, there is no difference between the two, but they are called the same plant. At first, most people would call it lotus. The reason why some people call it lotus is that in India, it is the national flower, and here is the birthplace of Buddhism, so it is associated with Buddhism. Locals call it lotus

2、 Morphological characteristics

Its rhizome grows horizontally, and its internodes are relatively expanded. The leaves grow on the nodes, which are relatively long, and the leaves will come out of the water. The shape is round, the surface color is dark green and covered with white powder, and the back is grayish green. Its flowers grow on the top of the pedicel, far above the water. The designs and colors are diverse, and the common ones are crimson, pink, white and so on

3、 And water lilies

Usually, we usually compare the water lily with the lotus. The biggest difference between it and the lotus lies in the leaves and flowers. The water lily floats on the water surface, and there is a big gap on the leaves, while the leaves and flowers of the lotus are far higher than the water surface. In addition, there are more flower colors of water lilies. In addition to the colors of lotus, there are yellow, purplish red, blue, purple and so on