This time-lapse takes on how a lotus/nelumbo nucifera seed sprouting, rooting, and growing into plants. A small hole was scored on the chosen lotus seed to help with boosting germination. It was then ...

Annals of Botany, Vol. 39, No. 163 (September 1975), pp. 901-913 (21 pages) In common with other aquatic angiosperms, Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. has a relatively strongly developed phloem tissue. The ...