Hymenocallis liriosme

Texas spider-lily
Louisiana marsh spider-lily
Western marsh spider-lily
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Hymenocallis
Species: H. liriosme
Binomial name
Hymenocallis liriosme
(Raf.) Shinners
Synonyms[1]
  • Pancratium liriosme Raf.
  • Choretis galvestonensis Herb.
  • Hymenocallis galvestonensis (Herbert) Baker
  • Hymenocallis galvestonensis subsp. angustifolia Traub

Hymenocallis liriosme is a bulb-forming herb native to Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama.[2][3][4][5][6]

Hymenocallis liriosme grows in ditches and along the edges of marshes,swamps and ponds. Common names include "Texas spider-lily," "Western marsh spider-lily" and "Louisiana marsh spider-lily." It is distinguished by a prominent yellow-green eye in the center of the corona.[1]


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Flora of North America, Hymenocallis liriosme vol. 26, p 287
  2. ↑ Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel. 1817. Florula Ludoviciana 19.
  3. ↑ Shinners, Lloyd Herbert. 1951. Field & Laboratory 19(2): 102
  4. ↑ Tropicos, Hymenocallis liriosme (Raf.) Shinners
  5. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  6. ↑ http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Hymenocallis%20liriosme.png Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. North American Plant Atlas. (http://bonap.net/napa). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2014. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press)].