Hymenocallis caribaea (L.) Herb. is a plant in the Amaryllidaceae family, order Asparagales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Hymenocallis caribaea (L.) Herb.

Hymenocallis caribaea (L.) Herb.

Hymenocallis caribaea is a bulb-forming perennial with striking white drooping flowers and leaves up to 80 cm long.

Genus
Hymenocallis
Order
Asparagales
Class
Liliopsida

About Hymenocallis caribaea (L.) Herb.

Hymenocallis caribaea (L.) Herb. is a bulb-forming perennial herb best known for its distinctive striking white flowers. This species produces leaves that can grow up to 80 centimeters long. Its flowers are arranged in an umbrella-shaped cluster called an umbel, which may hold up to 12 individual flowers. Each flower has narrowly linear tepals that can reach 10 centimeters in length, and these tepals typically droop when the flower is in bloom.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Asparagales Amaryllidaceae Hymenocallis

More from Amaryllidaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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