Family: Amaryllidaceae
Group: Monocot
Perennation:
Perennial
Habit:
Herb
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Native Status:
Native
Native Range:
The West Indies and the southeastern United States (Florida, Texas).
Map of Locations [currently Florida only]
History in the Bahamas:
Reported in 1920 by Britton & Millspaugh for sandy areas in the Anguilla Cays and "Water Cay". Reported by Correll & Correll (1982: 324) for sand ridges along the coast in the northwestern Commonwealth and the southwestern small islands (regions 9-8, 11).
Comments:
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Natives For Your Neighborhood website for horticultural information about this species in South Florida.
Synonyms:
Hymenocallis caymanensis.
