NameThatPlant.net: Hymenocallis liriosme

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hymenocallis liriosme FAMILY Amaryllidaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Identification Notes: Hymenocallis can be distinguished vegetatively from Crinum by its distichous (vs. spiral) leaf arrangement and leaf margins entire (vs. finely toothed). Read more in Weakley's Flora (2023).

INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hymenocallis liriosme FAMILY Liliaceae

COMMON NAME:
Western Marsh Spiderlily, Louisiana Marsh Spiderlily

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hymenocallis liriosme FAMILY Amaryllidaceae

INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hymenocallis liriosme FAMILY Liliaceae

716

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: swamps, bottomlands, ditches, per Weakley's Flora

Native: west of the Carolinas & Georgia

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Basal

FLOWER:
Spring
White
Flowers are sessile.
6 tepals
6 stamens
Inferior ovary
Bisexual

Flowers in an umbel

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule

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