Schoenolirion croceum

Schoenolirion croceum, known by the common names yellow sunnybell,[1] sunnybells and swamp candle,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the Agave subfamily. It is native to the Southeastern United States from Texas to North Carolina.[3][4] It is found on moist rock outcrops and in wet pinelands. It is found in habitats that are very wet in the spring but dry in the summer. In middle Tennessee, it is found in fen-like areas in cedar glades, fed by spring water. Further south, it inhabits wet pine savannas and bogs.[2][5]

Schoenolirion croceum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Schoenolirion
Species:
S. croceum
Binomial name
Schoenolirion croceum
(Michx.) Alph. Wood

It produces yellow flowers in the spring.

References
  1. "Schoenolirion croceum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  2. Flora of North America
  3. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map
  5. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States


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