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Hymenocallis crassifolia

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

Hymenocallis crassifolia [1] is a plant in the Amaryllidaceae. Common name is coastal Carolina spiderlily. It is known from wetlands in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida.[2][3] It is distinguished from other species of the genus by its stiff, coriaceous, liguliform leaves.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Herbert, William. An Appendix: (General index to the Botanical magazine, vol. 43-48 containing a treatise on bulbous roots) 44. 1821.
  2. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
  4. ^ Flora of North America vol 26, p 288.