1、 Family and genus

Lotus is a flower loved by people. It belongs to the perennial herbaceous flower of water lily family and lotus. It is an aquatic plant. It has many nicknames. Lotus is usually called lotus. In addition, it is also called water hibiscus, lotus root, hibiscus, < a href=“ https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E6%B0%B4%E5%8D%8E "> Shuihua < / a >, < a href =" https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E6%B3%BD%E8%8A%9D "> Zezhi < / a >, shuihibiscus, Yuhuan, June spring, Chinese lotus, tianxianhua, Hongyi, Xike, Shuiyun, Shuimu, etc. lotus originated in tropical and temperate regions of Asia and is now widely distributed

2、 Morphological characteristics

Under the lotus, there are transverse strong rhizomes, which are relatively thick and have many pores. Its leaves are round, very large, and its petiole is very strong. The flower is single on the top of the pedicel and is above the water. The flowers have different postures and colors. They are very beautiful. The petals also have single or compound and double petals. The shape of the nut is oval or oval, and the outer skin is leathery

3、 Growth habit

Lotus likes to grow in places with flat water surface, such as swamp, pond, shallow water, lake, etc. Lotus likes light very much and is not tolerant to shade, so it must maintain full light during its growth period

4、 Lotus non-toxic

Lotus is not only non-toxic, but also edible, and has a certain medicinal effect