Hymenocallis liriosme is a North American bulb-forming herb native to Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama.[2][3][4][5][6]
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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. liriosme
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Hymenocallis liriosme grows in ditches and along the edges of marshes, swamps and ponds. Common names include Texas spider-lily, western marsh spider-lily, Louisiana marsh spider-lily and spring spiderlily. It is distinguished by a prominent yellow-green eye in the center of the corona.[7]
References
edit- ^ The Plant List, Hymenocallis liriosme (Raf.) Shinners
- ^ Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel. 1817. Florula Ludoviciana 19.
- ^ Shinners, Lloyd Herbert. 1951. Field & Laboratory 19(2): 102
- ^ Tropicos, Hymenocallis liriosme (Raf.) Shinners
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. North American Plant Atlas. (http://bonap.net/napa). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2014. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press)].
- ^ Flora of North America, Hymenocallis liriosme
