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Scientific classification
Synonyms
Pancratium liriosme Raf. 1817 Choretis galvestonensis Herb. Hymenocallis galvestonensis (Herbert) Baker Hymenocallis galvestonensis subsp. angustifolia Traub

Hymenocallis liriosme is a North American bulb-forming herb native to Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama.

Hymenocallis liriosme grows in ditches and along the edges of marshes, swamps and ponds. Common names include Texas spider-lily, western marsh spider-lily, Louisiana marsh spider-lily and spring spiderlily. It is distinguished by a prominent yellow-green eye in the center of the corona.

Texas spiderlily – Hymenocallis liriosme

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