Hymenocallis occidentalis

Flora of North America (2002) states that the name Hymenocallis occidentalis should be used in place of the name Hymenocallis caroliniana: "Plants of Hymenocallis occidentalis often have been identified as H. caroliniana (Linnaeus) Herbert on herbarium sheets and in floras. However, the latter name is based on Pancratium carolinianum Linnaeus, and its type, as drawn by Catesby, is clearly P. maritimum Linnaeus." However, Flora of North America's (2002) concept of H. occidentalis is not the same as Kartesz's (1999) H. caroliniana, differing in at least the following ways: (1) FNA's H. occidentalis excludes Hymenocallis coronaria material (recognized by FNA as a distinct species), while Kartesz's H. caroliniana includes this material; (2) FNA's H. occidentalis includes "eulae" material (as H. occidentalis var. eulae), while Kartesz places this material in his H. galvestonensis (FNA assigns H. galvestonensis material to H. liriosme, a species also recognized by Kartesz). Note that Hymenocallis occidentalis, rather than Hymenocallis caroliniana, is the name accepted by Central Ecology as an exception to Kartesz (1999) per Weakley (2007) [N07WEA01ICEC] []

Wide ranging species but, due to restricted habitat, is not extremely common anywhere in range.

Ranges from GA to AL, N to KY, Southern IN, southern IL, & SE MO (10 Co.) (Steyermark, 1975). NC (1 Co.), SC (2 Co.), GA, FL, AL, MS, TN, KY (Radford, 1968).