Asparagaceae

White rushlily

Hastingsia alba (Durand) S.Watson

Family: Asparagaceae
Genus: Hastingsia

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White rushlily: Hastingsia alba in Long Canyon, Trinity Alps, California, USA. — Photo: tomhilton, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)

English: White rushlily

Synonyms

Schoenolirion album Durand

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: tomhilton, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Miguel Vieira, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: My-Lan Le, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: desertnaturalist, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.