OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Lycoris radiata var. radiata   FAMILY Amaryllidaceae   Go to FSUS key



INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lycoris radiata   FAMILY Liliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Lycoris radiata

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Lycoris radiata

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 044-06-001:

Lycoris radiata   FAMILY Amaryllidaceae

 

COMMON NAME:
Red Spider Lily, Hurricane Lily, Surprise Lily, Naked Ladies


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image of Lycoris radiata var. radiata, Red Spider Lily, Hurricane Lily, Surprise Lily, Naked Ladies

Gill Newberry    gn09_lycoris_radiata_inf

September        

Inflorescence a 3-9 flowered umbel, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Lycoris radiata var. radiata, Red Spider Lily, Hurricane Lily, Surprise Lily, Naked Ladies

Gill Newberry    gn09_red_spiderlily

September        

Leaves and flowers are not present at the same time, per Weakley's Flora.

image of Lycoris radiata var. radiata, Red Spider Lily, Hurricane Lily, Surprise Lily, Naked Ladies

Gill Newberry    gn09_spiderlily_flower

September        

Lobes linear wide-spreading, recurved, undulate. Stamens ~ 2x long as perianth, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Lycoris radiata var. radiata   FAMILY Amaryllidaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lycoris radiata   FAMILY Liliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Lycoris radiata

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Lycoris radiata

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 044-06-001:
Lycoris radiata   FAMILY Amaryllidaceae

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

3530

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Cultivated and persistent (or slowly spreading locally), per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: China

Rare

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LEAVES:
Simple
Leaves absent during flowering

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Red
6 tepals
6 stamens
Inferior ovary
Bisexual

Flowers in umbels

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall

 

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