Hymenocallis littoralis
Beach Spiderlily
Also known as: Hymenocallis adnata Herb. +19 more
- Hymenocallis adnata Herb.
- Hymenocallis adnata var. disticha (Sims) Herb.
- Hymenocallis adnata var. driandrina Herb.
- Hymenocallis adnata var. dryanderi (Ker Gawl.) Kunth
- Hymenocallis adnata var. dryandri (Ker Gawl.) Kunth
- Hymenocallis adnata var. littoralis (Jacq.) Herb.
- Hymenocallis adnata var. princeps Herb.
- Hymenocallis adnata var. staplesiana Herb.
- Hymenocallis americana (Mill.) M.Roem.
- Hymenocallis americana (Mill.) Roem., 1847
- Hymenocallis americana f. disticha (Sims) Voss
- Hymenocallis americana f. dryanderi (Ker Gawl.) Voss
- Hymenocallis americana f. staplesiana (Herb.) Voss
- Hymenocallis arenaria M.Roem.
- Hymenocallis biflora K.Koch & C.D.Bouché
- Hymenocallis disticha (Sims) Herb.
- Hymenocallis dryanderi (Ker Gawl.) M.Roem.
- Hymenocallis dryandri (Ker Gawl.) Sweet
- Hymenocallis insignis Kunth
- Hymenocallis littoralis (Jacq.) Herb., 1821
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Amaryllidaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a bulbous geophyte.
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Hymenocallis littoralis (commonly known as Beach Spiderlily) is a bulbous plant within the Amaryllidaceae family. It is found natively in North America and South America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Venezuela
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Angola, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, Chagos Archipelago, Comoros, Cook Is., Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, French Guiana, Gambia, The, Gilbert Is., Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hawaii, India, Jawa, Line Is., Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Nauru, Niue, Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Samoa, Seychelles, Society Is., Sri Lanka, Surinam, Tonga, Tunisia, Wake I., Zambia, Zaïre