Hymenocallis tridentata
| Florida spider-lily | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Genus: | Hymenocallis |
| Species: | H. tridentata |
| Binomial name | |
| Hymenocallis tridentata Small | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Hymenocallis tridentata, the Florida spider-lily, is a bulb-forming herb native to southern Florida, to about as far north as Vero Beach.[3] The species grows in marshes and wet prairies very close to sea level. It is similar to H. rotata, but somewhat smaller.[4][5]
Hymenocallis tridentata is a bulb-forming perennial. Leaves are narrowly linear, up to 50 cm long, deep green. Scape is up to 30 cm tall, with an umbel of 2 flowers. Flowers are white, fragant; staminal cup up to 7 cm across, with uneven teeth along the edge.[5][4][2]
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Hymenocallis tridentata
- 1 2 Moldenke, Harold Norman. 1967. Plant Life 23: 61, Hymenocallis traubii
- ↑ Biota of North America Program, Hymenocallis tridentata
- 1 2 Small, John Kunkel. 1933. Manual of the Southeastern Flora 323.
- 1 2 Flora of North America vol. 26, p 290., Hymenocallis tridentata
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