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Hymenocallis henryae

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Green spider-lily
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Hymenocallis
Species:
H. henryae
Binomial name
Hymenocallis henryae
Traub

Hymenocallis henryae[1] is a rare plant known only from 4 counties in northwestern Florida (Liberty, Gulf, Bay, and Walton).[2] Common names include "green spider-lily" and "Henry’s spider-lily."

The plant is a bulb-forming herb found along cypress depressions at the edge of pine woodlands. It is distinguished from other members of the genus by its pale green tepals and its white funnel-form corona.[2][1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Traub, Plant Life 18: 71. 1962.
  2. ^ a b Flora of North America vol 26, p 291