Crinum americanum
| Crinum americanum | |
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| American Crinum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Genus: | Crinum |
| Species: | C. americanum
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| Binomial name | |
| Crinum americanum | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Crinum americanum is an aquatic angiosperm native to North America from Texas to South Carolina, as well as Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.[2] Common names for this species include Florida swamp-lily,[3] string lily,[3] and southern swamp crinum.[3] The species grows in small groups in still water habitats.
Crinum species are now members of the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae;[4] they were formerly placed in the family Liliaceae. They are monocots with six flower petals in white at approximately 10 cm across.
References
- ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ a b c "Crinum americanum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ^ Chase, M.W.; Reveal, J.L.; Fay, M.F. (2009), "A subfamilial classification for the expanded asparagalean families Amaryllidaceae, Asparagaceae and Xanthorrhoeaceae", Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 161 (2): 132–136, doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00999.x
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- http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=CRAM2
- http://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=707
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