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Hymenocallis gholsonii G.Lom.Sm. & Garland
Gholson's Spiderlily
Florida native
Endemic to Florida
This rare spiderlily is known only from floodplain forests in Liberty County, Florida.
Gholson's spiderlily grows to about 60cm (~2 ft.) tall with narrow straplike leaves and has larger staminal cups and bracts than the Florida panhandle spiderlily (Hymenocallis choctawensis), one of the other species found in this area.
Hymenocallis gholsonii is a member of the Amaryllidaceae - Amaryllis family.
Other species of the Hymenocallis genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:
Hymenocallis duvalensis - WHITESANDS SPIDERLILY
Hymenocallis rotata - SPRING-RUN SPIDERLILY
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species
iNaturalist profile for this species
USDA Plant Profile for this species
Date record last modified: Jun 20, 2023
