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Hymenocallis pygmaea

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Dwarf spider-lily
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Hymenocallis
Species:
H. pygmaea
Binomial name
Hymenocallis pygmaea

Hymenocallis pygmaea Traub is a plant in the Amaryllidaceae found in the wild only in North Carolina and South Carolina. Common name is dwarf spider-lily, and it is cultivated as an ornamental in some regions.[1][2][3][4]

Hymenocallis pygmaea is a bulb-forming herb found in bogs and along stream banks It is considerably smaller than most other species of Hymenocallis, with a scape rarely more the 40 cm tall. Leaves are up to 40 cm long but rarely more than 30 mm wide. The umbel contains only 1 or 2 flowers, white with a green center and a lemony scent.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Traub, Hamilton Paul Traub. Plant Life 18: 70. 1962.
  2. ^ a b Flora of North America vol 26, p 288.
  3. ^ Plant Delights Nursery, The Woodlands Texas/
  4. ^ "Gardening Europe, Linguette, Hymenocallis pygmaea". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-02.