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Swamp Lily

Crinum americanum

Description:

The swamp lily is a perennial herb with an onionlike bulb. The leaves are erect to spreading. Leaves are straplike, to three feet long. The leaves are to three inches wide. Swamp lily flowers arise from the bulb on a long flower stalk that is separate from the leaves. The flowers have six petals and are white or white and pink.

Habitat:

Swamp lily is an emersed plant that is frequently found growing in swamps, marshes, and wet hammocks. A native to Florida

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CynthiaMHori
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CynthiaMHori

Homestead, Florida, USA

Spotted on Jan 22, 2006
Submitted on Feb 22, 2011

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