List of plants known as lotus

• * Nelumbo nucifera, the Sacred or Indian lotus
• * Nelumbo lutea, the American or yellow lotus
• Certain species of Nymphaea, a genus of aquatic plants known as water lilies, are also known as Egyptian lotus or Egyptian water lily:
• * Nymphaea caerulea, also known as blue lotus
• * Nymphaea lotus, white lotus or sacred lotus
• * Nymphaea nouchali, also known as blue or star lotus Lotus, a terrestrial genus of legumes with small flowers, including bird's-foot trefoils and deervetches
• Certain species of Saussurea, a genus of herbaceous plant, are known as snow lotus, particularly those from the Himalayan vicinityZiziphus lotus, a shrub species with edible fruitDiospyros lotus, a tree with edible fruit known as the date-plum or Caucasian persimmon