Northern Spiderlily

Hymenocallis occidentalis (Leconte) Kunth

Lily family

Plant Type
Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
24 inches
Flower Color
White
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Host Melanchra picta, Xanthopastis timais, Xanthopastis timais regnatrix

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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