Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Lycoris radiata var. radiata
FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Lycoris from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lycoris radiata
FAMILY
Liliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Lycoris radiata
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Lycoris radiata
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 044-06-001:
Lycoris radiata FAMILY Amaryllidaceae
COMMON NAME:
Red Spider Lily, Hurricane Lily, Surprise Lily, Naked Ladies
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September
Inflorescence a 3-9 flowered umbel, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Gill Newberry gn09_red_spiderlily
September
Leaves and flowers are not present at the same time, per Weakley's Flora.
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Gill Newberry gn09_spiderlily_flower
September
Lobes linear wide-spreading, recurved, undulate. Stamens ~ 2x long as perianth, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Lycoris radiata var. radiata
FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lycoris radiata
FAMILY
Liliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Lycoris radiata
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Lycoris radiata
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 044-06-001:
Lycoris radiata
FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae
3530
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Cultivated and persistent (or slowly spreading locally), per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: China
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple
Leaves absent during flowering
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Red
6 tepals
6 stamens
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
Flowers in umbels
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
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