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	Lotus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lotus, a genus in the subfamily Faboideae in the family Fabaceae
		Lotus-eaters of the Odyssey are thought to have eaten a species of jujube, Ziziphus lotus; this could be the lotus tree that the mythological Lotis had been transformed into.
		Lotus Land is a common nickname for the city of Vancouver, Canada.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lotus (311 words)

	Lotus (genus) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lotus is a legume and its members are adapted to a wide range of habitats from coastal environments to high altitudes.
		The flowers are in clusters of 3-10 together at the apex of a stem with some basal leafy bracts, pea-flower shaped, vivid yellow or orange, occasionally red.
		Lotus species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including The Flame, Lime-speck Pug, Northern Deep-brown Dart and Six-spot Burnet.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lotus_(genus) (263 words)

	Lotus,flowers,Lotus,flower Pictures,Catalog,Encyclopedia
		Lotus is also the name of a genus in the pea family, Leguminosae, which contains such plants as the bird's-foot trefoil, Lotus corniculatus.
		Nymphaea lotus, the Egyptian white lotus, is believed to be the original sacred lotus of ancient Egypt.
		The white lotus is a shallow-water, night-blooming plant with a creeping rootstock (rhizome) that sends up long-stalked, nearly circular, dark green leathery leaves, which float on the surface.
	www.4to40.com /earth/geography/htm/flowersindex.asp?counter=85 (268 words)

	AU Lotus Project - book excerpts
		Lotus is an ancient plant and is one of the earliest plants in the Gymnosperm.
		Lotus is an aquatic plant with a morphological structure suitable to store and conduct a large amount of air.
		Lotus field, lake, pond, or paddy that are not fertile should be supplemented with various organic matter such as an oil press cake, manure and green manure.
	www.ag.auburn.edu /landscape/LOTUS_book_excerpt.html (5502 words)

	Flower Essence Profile Lotus Or Water Lily
		The pure white lotus flower, the only plant to fruit and flower simultaneously, emerges from the depths of the muddy swamp and symbolizes the manifestation of the universal Buddha Nature or Christ Consciousness inherent equally in all life.
		Lotus essence to many of our special formulas for animals because as well as stimulating spiritual evolvement it acts as a "booster" to other flower essences intensifying and spiritualizing their effects.
		Lotus essence acts on all levels encouraging a gentle unfolding of the highest potential within the animal.
	www.anaflora.com /articles/fe-profiles/lotus-flower.html (827 words)

	Dandelion and Lotus
		Lotus blossoms are sacred to Buddhists and the plants are commonly grown in Asia for the rhizomes and seeds.
		Water lotus (Nelumbo) is not to be confused with Lotus of the legume family (Fabaceae), a large genus containing many species of herbs and subshrubs, including at least 18 species in San Diego County.
		Lotus berthelotii, a species in the genus Lotus of the legume family (Fabaceae).
	waynesword.palomar.edu /ecoph32.htm (803 words)

	Table 1
		Lotus plants, as other leguminous plants, establish a symbiosis with gram negative soil bacteria of the genus Mesorhizobium and Bradyrhizobium resulting this, in the development of nitrogen fixing nodules (Jarvis et al.
		The genus includes plant species that are adapted to an ample range of habitats from marine environments to high altitudes, from sandy soils to heavy saline soils (Heyn, 1970; Heyn et al.
		Lotus germplasm behaviour in the soils and climate of the Salado River Basin, Argentina.
	www.psu.missouri.edu /lnl/v30/Anna.htm (977 words)

	Blue_Lotus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		One is Nymphaea lotus, the white water lily, or white lotus which has night-blooming white or cream flowers and is widespread in tropical Africa to southern Africa, where it occurs in the former Transvaal, KwaZulu-Natal, Botswana, Swaziland and Namibia, and in Madagascar, in sheltered water 0.5-2.5m deep and in swamps.
		The name of the genus Nymphaea is a direct transliteration of a Greek word which Theophrastus (a disciple of Plato and Aristotle) used to describe these plants about 300 years before the common era, and refers to the practice of early Greeks in dedicating the water lily to the semi-divine water maidens, the nymphs.
		The name of the genus Nymphaea is a transliteration of a Greek word which Theophrastus (a disciple of Plato and Aristotle) used to describe these plants about 300 years before the common era, and refers to the practice of early Greeks in dedicating the water lily to the semi-divine water maidens, the Nymphs.
	www.colorbat.com /blue_lotus.htm (4973 words)

	Ethnobotanical Leaflets
		The blue lotus or water-lily, is a floating aquatic plant that is known for it's colorful and aromatic flowers.
		The flowers of many species of lotus have the shocking habit of folding their petals and sinking beneath the water's surface during the night and resurfacing the next day to bloom again (Philbrick and Les, 1996).
		The primary reason for the use of the blue lotus as a symbol by the Ancient Egyptians was because it symbolized the origin of life, According to Watterson (1984), they equated the Creator-god with the blue lotus, which is believed to have emerged at some point in time from the primeval ocean, Nun.
	www.siu.edu /~ebl/leaflets/lotus.htm (994 words)

	The Lotus: Flower of July, School of the Seasons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Lotus roots should be planted in spring in 12 to 18 inches of fairly rich soil, which is then covered with 8 to 12 inches of water.
		The oldest representation of the lotus was made centuries before anyone ever wrote about it: a statue unearthed at Mohenjo-Daro showing a wide-hipped goddess, lifting her breasts with her hands and wearing lotus blossoms in her hair.
		Lotus and Palm border from the Palace of Darius 1 at Susa.
	www.schooloftheseasons.com /flowers/lotus.html (3071 words)

	lotus (religion) - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about lotus (religion) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The flower of the lotus (a type of water lily) conveys the idea of beauty, and symbolizes the means to achieve non-attachment, as it lives in the earth but rises above the water.
		In Hinduism it has been used to represent the sun, and is associated with mother goddesses as a symbol of fertility.
		Lakshmi, goddess of wealth and beauty, and Sarasvati, goddess of knowledge and art, are sometimes depicted enthroned on a lotus.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /lotus+(religion) (135 words)

	Next
		In the case of the lotus, both the stem and the lotus rhizome, or root, are hollow.
		Lotus flowers have now bloomed in both East and West, sprouting from the mud to put forth beautiful blossoms, having awakened from a slumber of thousands or tens of thousands of years.
		At that moment, the Lotus Sutra was revived and the sun of "human revolution" dawned on the modern age.
	www.buddhistinformation.com /the_lotus_sutra_study_center/next.htm (14992 words)

	Lotus Flower (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Lotuses are 5 species of water lilies, three in the genus Nymphaea and two in Nelumbo; both genera are members of the water-lily family, Nymphaea lotus, the Egyptian white lotus, is believed to be the original sacred lotus of ancient Egypt.
		The common Egyptian "lotus" is actually correctly called a water lily: the white lotus opens at dusk, the blue water lilly opens in the morning.
		The blue lotus was native to the Nile and used to be abundant.
	www.kingtutshop.com /freeinfo/Lotus-Flower.htm (879 words)

	The Lotus flower.
		For example, the number 1,000 was symbolized by a picture of a lotus flower, and the number 2,000 was symbolized by a picture of two lotus flowers growing out of a bush.
		Favorite motifs in the designs were the lotus blossom, a zigzag line representing waves, and the sacred beetle.
		Lotus {loh'-tuhs} Lotuses are 5 species of water lilies, three in the genus Nymphaea and two in Nelumbo; both genera are members of the water-lily family, Nymphaeaceae.
	home.online.no /~luneng/lotus.htm (738 words)

	fUSION Anomaly. Lotus
		Lotus, common name for any of a genus of plants of the legume family, and for certain members of several unrelated genera.
		The Egyptian lotus (Nymphaea caerulea) and the Egyptian water lily (Nymphaea lotus) were both represented in ancient Egyptian art.
		Lotus was founded with eight employees and $1 million in venture capital; by 1990 sales revenues totaled almost $700 million.
	fusionanomaly.net /lotus.html (717 words)

	Egyptian Blue Lotus - Best Price on the Web \| ALTERNATIVE Health & Herbs REMEDIES
		And, that blue lotus was historically, traditionally and effectively used, to relieve pain, increase memory, increase circulation, promote sexual desire and create a feeling of euphoria and ecstacy, without the use of narcotics.
		Azru had probably used, and served wine, in which a blue lotus flower was floating, and blue lotus tincture or extract had been added, as part of everyday rituals, a sign of rebirth and enhanceing sexual vigor and general good health.
		Everyone thought blue lotus must be a narcotic, and what a surprise when no narcotics were detected, and blue lotus was found to be loaded with health giving phytosterols and bioflavonoids and phosphodiesterase.
	www.healthherbs.com /product.php?pid=3021 (1639 words)

	LOTUS NEWSLETTER
		Laich, and Y. Andreoli: Response of Lotus tenuis to inoculation with Rhizobium loti and to fertilization with phosphorus.
		Lotus corniculatus var japonicus is a small, diploid (2n= 12), self fertile and profusely flowering perennial which gives good seed set (ca 29 seeds/pod) and has a short generation time (3 months from seed to seed).
		Lotus japonicus cv Gifu seeds were surface sterilized in sodium hypochlorite (7% available chlorine) for 30 minutes, washed with six changes of sterile tap water and imbibed overnight at room temperature.
	www.psu.missouri.edu /lnl/V24/Lotus_NL.htm (12845 words)

	Lotus Vs. Water Lily - Thailand Forum
		This surprises me because the Lotus has such cultural (as a Buddhist symbol) and economic (as food) significance while the ordinary Water Lily does not.
		However, in reading further I find that even in English, "lotus" is often mistakenly used to describe plants in the genus Nymphaea.
		seems that the 'lotus' is the edible one; but common names use water lily interchangeably with lotus.....
	www.thaivisa.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=36278 (703 words)

	Basal Eudicots
		The Sacred Lotus is an important symbol of purity in Buddhism.
		Both lotus species and hybrid cultivars are widely planted as ornamentals in water gardens, and lotus seeds are sometimes roasted and eaten.
		The most distinctive feature of the family, containing only the tree genus Platanus, is the mottled bark, which flakes off leaving various shades of greenish, yellowish, and brown on the lower trunk and whitish on the upper trunk and branches.
	courses.bio.psu.edu /bio414/Bsleud.html (2518 words)

	Chinese Top Ten Famous Flowers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Orchid belongs to the orchid genus of the Orchidaceae family, being a kind of adnascent or ground herbaceous perennial.
		Lying in the temperate and sub-tropical zones, China is the distribution center of the orchid genus.
		The sweet-scented osmanthus belongs to the Olea genus of the Oleaceae family, being an evergreen and broad-leaved arbor.
	www.expo99km.gov.cn /sbh/english/horti/h2b.htm (1696 words)

	Lotus - OneLook Dictionary Search
		Lotus, lotus : UltraLingua English Dictionary [home, info]
		Phrases that include Lotus: indian lotus, lotus eaters, lotus notes, lotus corniculatus, lotus sutra, more...
		Words similar to Lotus: boors, egyptian water lily, genus lotus, indian lotus, nelumbo nucifera, nymphaea lotus, sacred lotus, white lily, white lotus, more...
	www.onelook.com /cgi-bin/cgiwrap/bware/dofind.cgi?word=Lotus (301 words)

	Abstract (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A NEW COMBINATION IN THE GENUS LOTUS L. Pak.J.Bot., 26(2): 477,1994.
		The genus Podolotus Royle ex Benth., was described by Bentham in 1835.
		Following Polhill (1981), Astragalus hosackioides (Royle ex Benth.) Benth., is being transferred to the genus Lotus L.
	www.pjbot.org /pjbot/abstracts/26(2)/477.htm (138 words)

	Lotus strigosus Annual Lotus.
		This genus provides the Larval food plants for Eastern Tailed Blue butterfly.
		Lotus strigosus's foliage color is Green, and type is NA.
		If the numbers are zero, there is a reason.
	www.laspilitas.com /plants/1159.htm (218 words)

	Tribal delimitation and phylogenetic relationships of Loteae and Coronilleae (Faboideae: Fabaceae) with special ...
		Callen, E. 1959 Studies in the genus Lotus (Leguminosae) I. Limits and subdivisions of the genus.
		Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK Gillett, J. Lotus in Africa south of the Sahara (excluding the Cape Verde Islands and Socotra) and its distinction from Dorycnium.
		Kirkbride, J. 1994 Taxonomic circumscription of the genus Lotus Linnaeus (Fabaceae, Loteae), its tribal position, and its species.
	www.amjbot.org /cgi/content/full/87/12/1871 (6227 words)

	Erowid Blue Lotus (Nymphaea caerulea) Vault
		Blue Lotus; Egyptian Lotus; Blue Water Lily; Sacred Narcotic Lily of the Nile
		Nymphaea caerulea (blue lotus) is a water lotus with beautiful blue flowers.
		It is believed to have been used by the ancient Egyptians as a medicine and ritual herb.
	www.erowid.org /plants/bluelotus/bluelotus.shtml (93 words)

	Lotus scoparius California Broom, Deerweed.
		Lotus scoparius Deerweed is a short- lived (7-20 years!
		From spring through summer this plant is covered in small yellow flowers.
		Lotus scoparius's foliage color is Green, and type is Deciduous.
	www.laspilitas.com /plants/403.htm (280 words)

	PLANTS Profile for Lotus pinnatus (meadow bird's-foot trefoil) \| USDA PLANTS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		PLANTS Profile for Lotus pinnatus (meadow bird's-foot trefoil)
		See all the Lotus thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery
		See county distributions for the following states by clicking on them below or on the map.
	plants.usda.gov /java/profile?symbol=LOPI2 (89 words)

	ipedia.com: Lotus Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		An aquatic plant of the genera Nyphaea or Nelumbo (see Nymphaeaceae)
		The word "lotus" is also applied to a tree unrelated and not resembling the aquatic plant.
		The Lotus-eaters of the Odyssey are thought to have eaten a species of jujube or Zizyphus; this would be the lotus tree that the mythological Lotis had been transformed into.
	www.ipedia.com /lotus.html (198 words)

	NatureServe Explorer Species Index: Genus Lotus
		AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY Lotus crassifolius
		AZ, CA, NM, NV, OR, TX, UT Lotus incanus
		U.S. Taxon has status in only a portion of its range.
	www.natureserve.org /explorer/speciesIndex/Genus_Lotus_117527_1.htm (110 words)

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