Hymenocallis choctawensis

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Hymenocallis choctawensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Hymenocallis
Species:
H. choctawensis
Binomial name
Hymenocallis choctawensis
Traub[1]

Hymenocallis choctawensis is a plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, with the common names Choctaw spiderlily and Florida panhandle spider-lily. It grows along streambanks and in swamp forests of western Florida, eastern Louisiana, and southern parts of Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi.[2][3]

The species is often misidentified as H. caroliniana or H. occidentalis. It can be distinguished from those species by its rhizomatous bulb and triangular bracts.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hymenocallis choctawensis", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2014-01-20
  2. ^ a b Flora of North America, Vol. 26 Page 287, Hymenocallis choctawensis Traub, Pl. Life. 18: 70. 1962. Florida panhandle spider-lily
  3. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families