Makhana, often mislabeled as lotus seed or fox nut, actually comes from the Euryale ferox plant. Native to Asia, its rise as ...

Lotus flowers (Nelumbo nucifera) are aquatic plants that commonly are confused with water lilies. Unlike lilies, which ...

F ew plants are more celebrated in Egyptian mythology than the blue lotus, a stunning water lily that stars in some of archaeology's most significant discoveries. Researchers found its petals ...