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Crinum asiaticum L.
Poison bulb

Crinum asiaticum
Copyright by: George D. Gann, 2016
Cultivated, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Enlarge

Family: Amaryllidaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Tropical Asia; widely cultivated and sometimes naturalized.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

South Florida History and Distribution: IRC considers this an emerging invasive in South Florida.

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Other data on Crinum asiaticum available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Crinum asiaticum has been found in the following 15 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Atlantic Dunes Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve Present Not Native, Naturalized
Delray Beach, Lake Ida parcel Present Not Native, Naturalized
Grassy Waters Preserve Present Not Native, Naturalized
Gulfstream Park Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
Juno Dunes Natural Area Present Not Native, Naturalized
Matheson Hammock Park Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
Muscara Present Not Native, Naturalized
Ocean Ridge Hammock Park Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
Peck Lake Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Red Reef Park, including Gumbo Limbo Nature Center Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
South Beach Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Tamarind Private Dune Present Not Native, Naturalized
Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge Present Not Native, Naturalized

Crinum asiaticum has been found in the following 2 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Lee County Not Native, Naturalized
Palm Beach County Not Native, Naturalized

Crinum asiaticum has been found in the following 2 habitats :
Coastal Strand
Disturbed Wetland

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Crinum asiaticum
Copyright by: George D. Gann, 2016
Cultivated, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Enlarge
Crinum asiaticum
Copyright by: Forest & Kim Starr
Crinum asiaticum
Copyright by: Michelle Smith, 2021.