Hymenocallis palmeri

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Hymenocallis palmeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Hymenocallis
Species: H. palmeri
Binomial name
Hymenocallis palmeri
S. Wats.
Synonyms[1]
  • Hymenocallis humilis S. Wats.

Hymenocallis palmeri S. Wats.[2] is a plant in the family Amaryllidaceae. It is endemic to Florida, found in cypress swamps, wet meadows, open pine woodlands and wet roadsides.[1]

Common name is "Alligator-lily." Flowers are solitary, erect, and yellow-green.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Flora of North America vol 26, p 291.
  2. S. Watson, Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences 14: 301. 1879.
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