genus
Swamplilies
Crinum
Field notes
Crinum is a genus of about 180 species of perennial plants that have large showy flowers on leafless stems, and develop from bulbs. They are found in seasonally moist areas, including marshes, swamps, depressions and along the sides of streams and lakes in tropical and subtropical areas worldwide.
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- Tree Crinum introduced
- Southern Swamp Crinum native
- Natal Swamplily introduced
- Giant Spider Lily introduced
- Mangrove Lily present
- Orange River Swamplily introduced
- River Swamplily present
- Grass Swamplily
- Candystripe Swamplily
- Rattrayii Crinum
- Darling Lily
- Crinum erubescens present
- Powell's Swamp Lily
- Crinum ornatum
- Pink Striped Trumpet Lily
- Ceylon Swamplily
- Kalahari Swamplily
- River Crinum Lily
- Crinum subcernuum
- Crinum amoenum
- Crinum calamistratum
- Crinum fimbriatulum
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.
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Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
