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

Hymenocallis liriosme
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Hymenocallis
Species:
H. liriosme
Binomial name
Hymenocallis liriosme
(Raf.) Shinners 1951
Synonyms[1]
  • Pancratium liriosme Raf. 1817
  • Choretis galvestonensis Herb.
  • Hymenocallis galvestonensis (Herbert) Baker
  • Hymenocallis galvestonensis subsp. angustifolia Traub

Hymenocallis liriosme grows in ditches and along the edges of marshes, swamps and ponds. Common names include Texas spider-lily, western marsh spider-lily, Louisiana marsh spider-lily and spring spiderlily. It is distinguished by a prominent yellow-green eye in the center of the corona.[7]

Texas spiderlily – Hymenocallis liriosme

References

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  1. ^ The Plant List, Hymenocallis liriosme (Raf.) Shinners
  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. ^ 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)].
  7. ^ Flora of North America, Hymenocallis liriosme