Hymenocallis pygmaea

Dwarf spider-lily
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Order:Asparagales
Family:Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:Amaryllidoideae
Genus:Hymenocallis
Species: H. pygmaea
Binomial name
Hymenocallis pygmaea

Hymenocallis pygmaea Traub is a plant in the Amaryllidaceae found in the wild only in North Carolina and South Carolina. Common name is dwarf spider-lily, and it is cultivated as an ornamental in some regions.[1][2][3][4]

Hymenocallis pygmaea is a bulb-forming herb found in bogs and along stream banks It is considerably smaller than most other species of Hymenocallis, with a scape rarely more the 40 cm tall. Leaves are up to 40 cm long but rarely more than 30 mm wide. The umbel contains only 1 or 2 flowers, white with a green center and a lemony scent.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 Traub, Hamilton Paul Traub. Plant Life 18: 70. 1962.
  2. 1 2 Flora of North America vol 26, p 288.
  3. ↑ Plant Delights Nursery, The Woodlands Texas/
  4. ↑ Gardening Europe, Linguette, Hymenocallis pygmaea
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