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Learn more about Hymenocallis from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Hymenocallis occidentalis var. occidentalis
FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae
(?) SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hymenocallis occidentalis var. occidentalis
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Hymenocallis caroliniana
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Hymenocallis occidentalis
COMMON NAME:
Hammock Spiderlily, Woodland Spiderlily, Northern Spiderlily
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_hyca9_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_hyoc2_001_lvd
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_h_occidentalis_48
August
Grows well in upland mesic forests, sometimes distant from a river or stream, per Flora of North America.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_h_occidentalis_57
August
Staminal cup [corona] less than 4.5cm long, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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Dan Whitten sdw_20200807_151759
August AL
Inflorescence 3-7 flowered, rarely 2-flowered, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Dan Whitten sdw_spiderlily3
August AL
Leaves linear, 2-4cm wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.