Hymenocallis liriosme is a North American bulb-forming herb native to Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama.Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel. 1817. Florula Ludoviciana 19.Shinners, Lloyd Herbert. 1951. Field & Laboratory 19(2): 102Tropicos, Hymenocallis liriosme (Raf.) Shinners Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesKartesz, 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)].
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.Flora of North America, Hymenocallis liriosme
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