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Amaryllidaceae

Streambank spiderlily

Hymenocallis rotata (Ker Gawl.) Herb.

Family
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Hymenocallis

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Streambank spiderlily: Hymenocallis rotata
Photo: Justin Meissen from St Paul, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Streambank spiderlily

Synonyms

  • Hymenocallis disciformis (DC.) M.Roem.
  • Hymenocallis floridana (Raf.) C.V.Morton
  • Hymenocallis floridana subsp. amplifolia Traub
  • Hymenocallis lacera var. minor Chapm.
  • Hymenocallis laciniata Small
  • Hymenocallis mexicana (L.) Herb.
  • Hymenocallis paludosa Salisb.
  • Hymenocallis rotata var. disciformis (Redouté) Herb.
  • Hymenocallis rotata var. quadrifolia Herb.
  • Ismene knightii Knowles & Westc.
  • Pancratium carribaeum Mill.
  • Pancratium disciforme Redouté
  • Pancratium rotatum Ker Gawl.
  • Pancratium rotatum var. biflorum Ker Gawl.
  • Pancratium rotatum var. pluriflorum Ker Gawl.
  • Tomodon floridanum Raf.
  • Tomodon rotatum (Ker Gawl.) Raf.

Characteristics

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

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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.