Hymenocallis pygmaea Traub. Common name: Pygmy Spiderlily, Waccamaw Spiderlily. Phenology: May-Jun; Jun-Jul. Habitat: Banks of blackwater rivers. Distribution: Se. NC south to ne. SC, perhaps endemic to the Waccamaw and Pee Dee river drainages, where locally abundant.
ID notes: Strikingly different in appearance from H. crassifolia.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA26, K4, NS, POWO, Smith & Garland (2003); = n/a — RAB; < Hymenocallis palmeri S.Watson; < Hymenocallis sp. ? — GW1. Basionym: Hymenocallis pygmaea Traub 1962
Links to other floras: = Hymenocallis pygmaea - FNA26
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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