Hymenocallis crassifolia

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]

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.

References

  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.
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