1, different species: lotus for the genus Lotus, water lily for the genus Water Lily. Water lily is a floating leaf plant; lotus (lotus) is a water plant.

2, the appearance of different: lotus leaves are not forked, out of the water. And lotus leaves have bifurcation, is floating in the water, in fact, the lotus is also lotus.

Lotus rhizome cross walk like lotus root, fleshy, deep into the water, with most of its fine roots; fine root slender, linear. Water lily's tuberous roots grow in the water or water wetland, fine root slender

3, the stem is different: lotus and lotus flower no stem, water lily and water lily stem is short, slightly fleshy, do not have a branch.

4, the leaves are different: lotus and lotus is a single leaf alternate, with a long stalk, rounded or broadly rounded, rounded apex, papery, entire or undulate edge, the surface of the glossy green, the back of light green.

Water lilies and water lilies, on the other hand, are simple alternate leaves, rounded or ovoid, cordate at the base, rounded at the apex, papery, entire or undulate margined.

5, flowers are different: lotus and lotus flowers bisexual, purple-blue, solitary, axillary; with long pedicels; sepals numerous, lanceolate; perianth segments numerous, lanceolate, extended; stamens numerous; ovary superior.

The flowers of water lilies and water lilies are bisexual, solitary, with long erect stalks; tepals numerous, arranged in several rows, spreading; stamens numerous; ovary superior, honeycomb-shaped.

6, the fruit is different: the lotus and the lotus flower of the drupe hidden in the lotus seed, there is a seed.

Water lilies and water lilies, on the other hand, are horticultural cultivars and are less likely to bear fruit.

7, different uses: lotus and lotus flowers are used for ornamental, edible, medicinal. Water lily and water lily is purely aquatic plants.

8, different traits: the lotus carpels are separate, buried in the receptacle tube, the other water lily plants for the carpels together, and not buried in the receptacle tube, so the lotus and water lily although the same as the water lily plants, but was placed in different genera, lotus for the genus, water lily for the genus water lily.

Water lilies have leaves that are notched and float (sleep) on the surface of the water. The flowers pollinate and sink into the water, and the seeds mature and float out of the water.

The leaves of the lotus (lotus) have no bifurcated notches and rise out of the water. Flowers pollinate on the surface of the water ripening fruit rosettes, seeds lotus seeds, underground stems.

Expanded Information:

There are many different kinds of lotus, divided into two main categories: ornamental and edible.

Native to tropical and temperate regions of Asia, it was cultivated in China as early as the Zhou Dynasty.

The whole body of the lotus is a treasure, lotus root and lotus seed can be eaten, lotus seed, rhizome, water, lotus leaves, flowers and seeds of the germ can be used as medicine. Its character is always praised by the world.

"Lotus leaves in the sky is infinitely blue, reflecting the sun lotus flowers red" is a true depiction of the beauty of the lotus. Lotus flower "in the straight outside, no branches, out of the silt without dyeing, Maundy and not demon," the noble character, has always been one of the poets and artists singing painting.

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