The Egyptian lotus is not really a lotus but a blue-flowered species of this
The blue lotus has pointed flowers and floating leaves with smooth 
edges,... [DOC] [TLE] The Lotus in Ancient Egypt - Isis, Lotus of Alexandria Lyceum [PAR] In Egypt, two native species of lotus grew, the white lotus (Nymphaea lotus) and 
... and the blue lotus (Nymphaea caerulea) are not lotuses at all, but members of 
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