Amaryllidaceae
Alligatorlily
Hymenocallis palmeri
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Genus
- Hymenocallis
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Alligatorlily
Synonyms
- Hymenocallis humilis S.Watson
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SunshinestateOfMind, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Judy Gallagher, CC BY 2.0, 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.