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Southern Swamp Crinum
Crinum americanum
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.
From the article Crinum americanum on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Crinum americanum is a perennial bulb that can grow up to 4 ft (1.2 m) tall. The plant has simple leaves that are up to 4 ft (1.2 m) long and 3 in (7.6 cm) wide. Flowers are fragrant and lily-like with white petals that can sometimes be blushed pink in color. The flower stem grows up to 3 ft (0.91 m) tall and has two to six flowered umbels. The upper portion of the stamen is purple and anthers are also purple in color.
Range & habitat
It is native to North America from Texas to South Carolina, as well as Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. It grows in freshwater marshes, cypress swamps, and lake edges.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 128713.