Hymenocallis coronaria

Hymenocallis coronaria

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Hymenocallis
Species:
H. coronaria
Binomial name
Hymenocallis coronaria
Synonyms[2]

Hymenocallis coronaria, commonly known as the Cahaba lily, shoal lily, or shoals spider-lily, is an aquatic, perennial flowering plant species of the genus Hymenocallis. It is endemic to the Southeastern United States, being found only in Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, South Carolina and parts of North Carolina Also found in Florida.[3][4] Within Alabama, it is known as the Cahaba lily; elsewhere it is known as the Shoal lily or Shoals spider-lily.[5]

  1. ^ NatureServe (5 May 2023). "Hymenocallis coronaria". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Hymenocallis coronaria". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2014-04-02.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
  5. ^ Davenport, L. J. "Cahaba lily". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved 2008-10-08.