Native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers.

synonyms: Indian lotus, Nelumbo nucifera, sacred lotus.

Polish: komonica

Annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs.

synonym: genus Lotus.

White Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians.

synonyms: Egyptian water lily, Nymphaea lotus, white lily, white lotus.

Polish: grzybienie egipskie