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Hymenocallis liriosme

(Raf.) Shinners

Texas Spider-lily

G4Apparently Secure (G4?) Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.138253

Element CodePMLIL150F0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderAsparagales

FamilyAmaryllidaceae

GenusHymenocallis

Synonyms

Hymenocallis liriosome(Raf.) Shinners

Other Common Names

Spring Spiderlily (EN) spring spiderlily (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Taxonomic Comments

FNA (vol. 26, 2002) assigns H. galvestonensis material to H. liriosme, while Kartesz (1994) here recognizes them as distinct.

Conservation Status

Review Date1987-11-20

Change Date1988-06-30

Edition Date1987-11-20

Edition AuthorsGORDON, K.L.

Range Extent20,000-2,500,000 square km (about 8000-1,000,000 square miles)

Number of Occurrences21 to >300

Rank Reasons

Best guess. Nobody seems to know. If a reasonable number of the Hymenocallis populations in the range are of this species, then this rank should be about right.

Range Extent Comments

Louisiana and Texas to Arkansas, Missouri and Yazoo- Mississippi delta of Missippi.

Occurrences Comments

Best guess after conversation with TXHP. ARHP tentatively ranks as S4 (19 county records).

Threat Impact Comments

Drainage and clearing of habitat for row crops and pasture.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Wetlands, not uncommonly in water, swamps, floodplain forest , wet woodlands, sloughs, streams, ditches, meadows , etc.

Terrestrial Habitats

Forest/WoodlandGrassland/herbaceous

Palustrine Habitats

FORESTED WETLANDRiparian

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Arkansas	SNR	Yes
Mississippi	S3	Yes
Oklahoma	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Louisiana (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Saline Bayou W & S River Corridor	Kisatchie National Forest	5,355

References (1)

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.