American Lotus – Native Plant of the Day 07/28/2024
Photo from Jul 20, 2013. Location: Riverwalk, Amnicola Marsh, Hamilton County, TN.
More info / photos at the Nelumbo lutea detail page.
American Lotus Blossom Detail – Nelumbo lutea
American Lotus, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (07/21/2013.) Scientific name is Nelumbo lutea. Photo below was taken in Hamilton County, TN on July 20, 2013. Go to the American Lotus detail page for more photos and information.
American Lotus – Nelumbo lutea
Chattanooga has done a great job of developing its riverfront and greenways over the past 20 years. The Riverwalk that runs for 10 miles along or near the Tennessee River from the Tennessee Aquarium on the riverfront in downtown Chattanooga all the way up to Chickamauga Dam is a jewel of that development. It’s one that I’ve so far neglected to explore except for a couple of small pieces. My wife, Cindy, and I will start trying to correct that neglect. On Friday and Saturday we walked and photographed a section of the Riverwalk near the Amnicola Marsh, visited the bridge over Chickamauga Creek, and also enjoyed a Great Blue Heron rookery on the Chattanooga State Community College campus. Here are a few photographs from this past week.
Red-shouldered Hawk – Buteo lineatus – along the Riverwalk near Amnicola Marsh