| Florida spider-lily | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Genus: | Hymenocallis |
| Species: | H. tridentata |
| Binomial name | |
| Hymenocallis tridentata Small | |
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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. The species grows in marshes and wet prairies very close to sea level. It is similar to H. rotata, but somewhat smaller.
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, fragrant; stamanial cup up to 7 cm across, with uneven teeth along the edge.
References
- ^ Moldenke, Harold Norman. 1967. Plant Life 23: 61, Hymenocallis traubii
- The Plant List, Hymenocallis tridentata
- Biota of North America Program, Hymenocallis tridentata
- ^ Small, John Kunkel. 1933. Manual of the Southeastern Flora 323.
- ^ Flora of North America vol. 26, p 290., Hymenocallis tridentata
External links
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| Hymenocallis tridentata |
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