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Crinum americanum
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American Crinum
Scientific classification
Synonyms
  • Bulbine uncinata Moench
  • Crinum caribaeum Baker
  • Crinum ceruleum Raf.
  • Crinum commelyni DC. nom. illeg.
  • Crinum conicum M.Roem.
  • Crinum floridanum Griseb.
  • Crinum herbertianum Schult. & Schult.f.
  • Crinum longiflorum Herb.
  • Crinum roozenianum O'Brien
  • Crinum strictum Herb. nom. illeg.
  • Crinum texanum Hannibal nom. illeg.
  • Scadianus multiflorus Raf.

Crinum americanum is an aquatic angiosperm native to North America from Texas to South Carolina, as well as Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Common names for this species include Florida swamp-lily, string lily, and southern swamp crinum. The species grows in small groups in still water habitats.

Crinum species are now members of the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae; they were formerly placed in the family Liliaceae. They are monocots with six flower petals in white at approximately 10 cm across.

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