Lotus root growth process:

1, lotus root is mainly composed of roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits and other parts of the lotus root growth process as shown.

2, just born; not grown lotus root.

3, growing lotus root.

4, growing lotus root.

5, Mature lotus root.

Expanded information:

Lotus root mainly consists of roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits and other parts of the composition

1, root: whisker-like adventitious roots, inserted in the underground stem nodes, bundled, 5-8 bundles per node, each bundle of adventitious roots 7-21. The root system is shallow and weak. Root regeneration ability is weak. Susceptible to high concentrations of fertilizers and salts.

2, stems: underground stems, in the soil 10-20cm deep horizontal slender as finger-thick branches, called "lotus whip". Late in the growth period, the lotus whip apex of several sections of the internode is obviously expanded and thickened, and become the root for food. The first larger root, called the "main root", is divided into 2-4 "child roots", and the larger child roots can be divided into "grandchild roots". The apex of the main lotus root is called "lotus root head", the middle 1-2 sections are called "lotus root body" or "center cut", and the section connecting the lotus whip is called "back handle".

3, leaves: commonly known as "lotus leaves", is a large single leaf, from the nodes of the stem upward, with a long stalk. Leaf blade begins to longitudinally rolled, later unfolded, suborbicular, entire, green, covered with waxy powder. The center of the leaf veins is connected to the petiole, called the "leaf nose", which is the aperture of the lotus leaf, connecting with the petiole and the airway in the underground stem. Primary leaves 1-2, petiole weak can not stand upright, can only sink in the water or floating on the surface, sinking in the water is called "money

leaves", floating on the surface of the water is called "floating leaves"; then the leaves, the pedicel is thick and hard, on the side of the lateral rigid spines, standing on the water surface, called "standing leaves", the lotus leaves are called "standing leaves". The subsequent leaves, thick and hard pedicels, lateral spines, standing on the water, called "standing leaves", and higher and higher, generally 60-120cm above the water surface, forming an ascending ladder of the leaf group. When the leaf group rises to a certain height, that stays at a general height, then the leaves, a smaller than a small, shorter and shorter pedicels, the formation of a descending ladder of leaf group. Lastly, the largest standing leaf is produced, which is known as the "back leaf" or "large shelf leaf".

From the node where the back leaf is born, the apex of the underground stem extends diagonally downward and expands to form the root. Then, in front of the section, there will be a short standing leaf, commonly known as the "termination leaf". When digging up the roots, you can judge the position of the new roots in the ground by forming a straight line between the back leaf and the terminating leaf.

4, flowers, fruits and seeds: the flowers, commonly known as "lotus", are borne on the nodes of some of the larger leaves. Flowers are solitary, the corolla has a multi-petal composition, bisexual flowers. The fruit is commonly known as the "lotus seed", of which the scattered embedded lotus seeds, the true fruit, is a nutlet, containing a seed, from flowering to seed maturity 30-40d.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia - Lotus Root