Hymenocallis rotata, the streambank spiderlily,[5] is a plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, endemic to the north-central portions of the US state of Florida.[6] It is found along the banks of spring-fed streams in the region.[2]
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| Hymenocallis rotata [1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Genus: | Hymenocallis |
| Species: | H. rotata
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| Binomial name | |
| Hymenocallis rotata (Ker Gawler) Herb.
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| Synonyms[2][3][4] | |
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The species is a perennial herb with rhizomatous bulbs, with showy flowers that open in late Spring and early Summer. The shape of the staminal corona is distinctive within the genus, rotate rather than the more common funnel-shaped, white with a yellow-green eye near the center.[2][7]
References
edit- ^ 1806 illustration from P.J. Redouté, Les liliacees. 3: t. 155 (1806), as Pancratium disciforme
- ^ a b c Flora of North America vol 26 p 290.
- ^ Tropicos
- ^ The Plant List
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Hymenocallis rotata". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
- ^ Ker Gawler, John Bellenden. Pancratium rotatum. Botanical Magazine 21: pl. 827. 1805.
