Hymenocallis caroliniana (L.) Herb.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Amaryllidaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Lvs linear-oblanceolate, obtuse, glaucous, to 6 dm × 5 cm; scape 3–7 dm, rather fleshy, with 2–6 fls; perianth-tube very slender, 5–10 cm, the segments linear, about as long as the tube, widely curved-spreading; corona broadly funnelform, 3–4 cm, erose-margined. Wooded swamps; s. Ind. to s. Mo., s. to the Gulf. Aug. (H. occidentalis)
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Common Names
spider lily