Hymenocallis choctawensis is a plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, with the common names Choctaw spiderlily and Florida panhandle spider-lily. It grows along streambanks and in swamp forests of western Florida, eastern Louisiana, and southern parts of Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi.[2][3]
| Hymenocallis choctawensis | |
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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. choctawensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Hymenocallis choctawensis Traub[1]
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The species is often misidentified as H. caroliniana or H. occidentalis. It can be distinguished from those species by its rhizomatous bulb and triangular bracts.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Hymenocallis choctawensis", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2014-01-20
- ^ a b Flora of North America, Vol. 26 Page 287, Hymenocallis choctawensis Traub, Pl. Life. 18: 70. 1962. Florida panhandle spider-lily
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families