DSC_0437_Lotus flower
In addition to being beautiful, lotus is an impressively useful plant. The rhizomes, pips (the lotus version of the pistil?) seeds, stems and leaves are all edible. They can also be used in water treatment, remediating pollution, including sequestration of heavy metals (reductions from 80 to more than 90% has been observed in just one week). Those plants used for water treatment should probably not be eaten. They also soak up excess nitrogen, thereby suppressing algae growth and improving the oxygenation of the water in which they grow.
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aka sacred lotus and Indian lotus
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photographed on my way to the Juneteenth Celebration last month
DSC_0437_Lotus flower
In addition to being beautiful, lotus is an impressively useful plant. The rhizomes, pips (the lotus version of the pistil?) seeds, stems and leaves are all edible. They can also be used in water treatment, remediating pollution, including sequestration of heavy metals (reductions from 80 to more than 90% has been observed in just one week). Those plants used for water treatment should probably not be eaten. They also soak up excess nitrogen, thereby suppressing algae growth and improving the oxygenation of the water in which they grow.
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aka sacred lotus and Indian lotus
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photographed on my way to the Juneteenth Celebration last month