Hymenocallis tridentata

Florida spider-lily
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Order:Asparagales
Family:Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:Amaryllidoideae
Genus:Hymenocallis
Species: H. tridentata
Binomial name
Hymenocallis tridentata
Synonyms[1]

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

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Hymenocallis tridentata
  2. 1 2 Moldenke, Harold Norman. 1967. Plant Life 23: 61, Hymenocallis traubii
  3. ↑ Biota of North America Program, Hymenocallis tridentata
  4. 1 2 Small, John Kunkel. 1933. Manual of the Southeastern Flora 323.
  5. 1 2 Flora of North America vol. 26, p 290., Hymenocallis tridentata
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