Hymenocallis crassifolia

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Hymenocallis crassifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Hymenocallis
Species: H. crassifolia
Binomial name
Hymenocallis crassifolia
Herb.

Hymenocallis crassifolia Herb.[1] is a plant in the Amaryllidaceae. Common name is "coastal Carolina spider-lily." It is known from wetlands in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. It is distinguished from other species of the genus by its stiff, coriaceous, liguliform leaves.[2]

References

  1. Herbert, Appendix. 44. 1821.
  2. Flora of North America vol 26, p 288.
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