Heather Angel / Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) flowering in Puzhehai Lake with peaks in background. Puzhehei National Wetland Park, Yunnan Province, China. 2009.
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Neil Aldridge / Water lily flowers (Nymphaea nouchali) at sunset in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.
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Jed Weingarten / Wild Wonders of China / Sacred Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) Xinqing National Wetland Park, Yichun, Heilongjiang, China. July 2016.
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Gary K. Smith / Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) male on yellow lotus ( Nuphar lutea) Norfolk, England, UK, August.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Bogbean (Menyanthes trifoliata) and White waterlily (Nymphaea alba) on lochan with forests and hills beyond. Uath Lochans, Glenfeshie, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK. July.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Bogbean (Menyanthes trifoliata) and White waterlily (Nymphaea alba) on lochan with forests and hills beyond. Uath Lochans, Glenfeshie, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK. July.
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Loic Poidevin / Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) in flower in botanic garden, Vendee, France, July.
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Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Indian, or Sacred Lotus flowers (Nelumbo nucifera) growing in the East Lake Greenway park, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Raindrops on the leaves of Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) Xinqing National Wetland Park, near Yichun city, Heilongjiang Province, China.
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Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Raindrops on the leaves of Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) Xinqing National Wetland Park, near Yichun city, Heilongjiang Province, China.
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Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Raindrops on the leaves of Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) Xinqing National Wetland Park, near Yichun city, Heilongjiang Province, China.
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Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Indian / Sacred Lotus flower bud (Nelumbo nucifera) edible plant, East Lake Greenway park, Wuhan, Hubei, China