List of plants known as lotus

• Nelumbo, a genus of aquatic plants with showy flowers
• * Nelumbo nucifera, the Sacred or Indian lotus
• * Nelumbo lutea, the American or Yellow lotus
• Certain species of Nymphaea :
• * 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 with small flowers
• Saussurea, a herbaceous species from the Himalayan vicinity
• Ziziphus lotus, a shrub species with edible fruit
• Diospyros lotus a tree with edible fruit