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Hymenocallis latifolia (P. Miller) M. Roemer. Common name: Mangrove Spiderlily, Perfumed Spiderlily. Phenology: Mar-Sep. Habitat: Dunes, dune swales, mangrove swamps, other moist habitats. Distribution: Reaching its northern limit in Volusia County, FL on the east coast of the FL peninsula and Hillsborough County on the west coast.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, FNA26, NS, WH3, Smith & Garland (2003); = Hymenocallis latifolia (Mill.) M.Roem. var. latifolia — K4, POWO, Ward (2012a); > Hymenocallis collieri Small — S; > Hymenocallis keyensis Small — S; > Hymenocallis kimballiae Small — S; < Hymenocallis sp. ? — GW1; Pancratium latifolium P. Miller. Basionym: Pancratium latifolium Mill. 1768

Links to other floras: = Hymenocallis latifolia - FNA26

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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