Tomorrow I am going to a lake in Florida to get some wild lotus but I don`t know what special cares to have... Basically I am going to shove my hand through the muddy waters (below a withered lotus flower) and to the bottom (will I touch roots?? or soil??). Then I am going to grab whatever is there and pull it up carefully. I expect to bring up several intertwinned potato-looking tubers which I will have to break somewhere in order to seperate and make transportable. I really wanted to be successfull in bringing back possible lotus tubers but what cares do I need? If I do what will I kill it? I would really appreciate some help, some guidance.
Bruno PhD student University of Florida