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Amaryllidaceae
Hymenocallis

*Hymenocallis littoralis (Jacquin) Salisbury. Common name: Tropical Spiderlily. Habitat: A waif from horticultural use. Distribution: Native of tropical America.

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Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics

Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, POWO; Pancratium littorale Jacq. = n/a — FNA26, NS. Basionym: Pancratium littorale Jacq. 1763

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL

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