NELUMBONACEAE (Lotus family)

Nelumbo lutea (Ait.) Willd. American lotus [US; Illinois; Jackson County; Carbondale; T10S, R1W, S28; 37 deg. 42.516'N, 89 deg. 13.307'W; 435 feet][in shallow water by dam, Campus Lake, Southern Illinois University; August 24, 2003; Collected & identified by Chuck Walker; #IL525]