spring spiderlily

Hymenocallis liriosme

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Hymenocallis liriosme (Raf.) Shinners is a bulb-forming herb native to Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama. It grows in ditches and along the edges of marshes,swamps and ponds. Common names include "Texas spider-lily," "Western marsh spider-lily" and "Louisiana marsh spider-lily." It is distinguished by a prominent yellow-green eye in the center of the corona.

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  1. (c) Jerry Oldenettel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/7457894@N04/4501810295
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hymenocallis_liriosme

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