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Date Photo Taken: August 1, 2011
Location: Winston, GA
Posted By: richard

Notes:

Found near a creek in Douglas County

1. Bobby Unregistered says:

   Neat find! It’s name is Alligatorlily. http://plants.usda.gov/java/largeImage?imageID=hypa4_002_ahp.tif

   August 13th, 2011 at 4:26 pm

2. Carol Hight Unregistered says:

   Native Carolina Spider Lily

   August 16th, 2011 at 1:17 pm

3. Birda Ringstad Unregistered says:

   I have this excellent book of rare and endangered wildflowers published in 1970, it is Spiderlily.

   August 23rd, 2011 at 11:25 am

4. Bobby Unregistered says:

   The USDA plant database doesn’t show much difference between the Spider lily, Hymenocallis Salisb., and the Alligator lily, Hymenocallis palmeri S. Watson. It seems they can both grow in similar habitats as well. Can their differences be explained to one without the benefit of a botany degree?

   August 23rd, 2011 at 4:24 pm

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