Amaryllidaceae
Green-tinge spiderlily
Hymenocallis speciosa
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Genus
- Hymenocallis
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 螫蟹百合, 美丽水鬼蕉
- Danish
- Kejserindelilje
- English
- Green-tinge spiderlily
- Estonian
- Kaunis ämblikliilia
- Japanese
- ササガニユリ, ヒメノカリス・スペキオサ, 笹蟹百合
Synonyms
- Hymenocallis erosa Salisb.
- Hymenocallis speciosa var. angustifolia Herb.
- Hymenocallis speciosa var. humilis Herb.
- Hymenocallis speciosa var. longepetiolata Herb.
- Hymenocallis speciosa var. longipetiolata Herb.
- Nemepiodon speciosum (L.f. ex Salisb.) Raf.
- Pancratium formosum hort. ex M.Roem.
- Pancratium speciosum L.f. ex Salisb.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daniel J. Layton, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gilberto Santa Rosa from Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Peter A. Mansfeld, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hajotthu, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 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.