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Southern Swamp Crinum
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Southern Swamp Crinum

Crinum americanum L.

Names

EnglishSouthern Swamp Crinum
Dutch—
SpanishLirio de pantano
Chinese美洲文珠兰
Scientific nameCrinum americanum L.

About this species

Crinum americanum is an aquatic angiosperm native to North America from Texas to South Carolina, as well as Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Common names for this species include Florida swamp-lily, string lily, and southern swamp crinum. The species grows in small groups in still water habitats.

Crinum species are now members of the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae; they were formerly placed in the family Liliaceae.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAsparagales
FamilyAmaryllidaceae
GenusCrinum

In Suriname

3Records in Suriname
4iNaturalist observations
2018First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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