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The Florida Museum of Natural History inspires people to care about life on Earth. Located on the University of Florida campus, we are also the state museum.
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Exploring Museum Collections 💛 American lotus The elegant flowers on this perennial Florida-native aquatic plant are easily recognized in wetlands and waterways. More with UF/IFAS: edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/... From our herbarium collection Species: Nelumbo lutea Specimen: # FLAS 86632

a large sheet card with a flower with a conical center and seven large oval leaves flattened atop a large circular leaf folded carefully and pressed to the page, with a color chart and scale and information label on the sides
a large wading bird is standing in a shallow pond with a fish int its mouth surrounded by vegetation including a field of yellow lotus flowers on long stalks
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Florida Museum of Natural History
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The Florida Museum of Natural History inspires people to care about life on Earth. Located on the University of Florida campus, we are also the state museum.
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