Amaryllidaceae
Resurrection lily
Lycoris squamigera
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Genus
- Lycoris
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Common names
By language (7)
- arz
- ليكوريس سكوامييرا
- Chinese
- 鹿葱, 鹿蔥, 夏水仙
- English
- Resurrection lily, Magic lily, Surprise lily
- Japanese
- ナツズイセン
- Korean
- 상사화
- lzh
- 鹿蔥
- Swedish
- Tempellilja
Synonyms
- Amaryllis hallii hort. ex Baker
- Hippeastrum squamigerum (Maxim.) H.Lév.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Namazu-tron, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sphl, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sphl, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Henry Heatly from Chicago, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: listig, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: thatredhead4, 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.