PLANTS Profile for Lycoris radiata (red spider lily)

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Lycoris radiata (L'Hér.) Herb.
red spider lily

Symbol:

LYRA

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Liliaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Lycoris radiata (L'Hér.) Herb.

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Distribution:
Lycoris radiata (L'Hér.) Herb.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (FL, IL, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN)

Related Taxa:
Lycoris radiata (L'Hér.) Herb.

View 108 genera in Liliaceae, 2 species in Lycoris

Classification:
Lycoris radiata (L'Hér.) Herb.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Liliidae
Order	Liliales
Family	Liliaceae – Lily family
Genus	Lycoris Herb. – lycoris
Species	Lycoris radiata (L'Hér.) Herb. – red spider lily

Introduced Information:
Lycoris radiata (L'Hér.) Herb.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Lycoris radiata (L'Hér.) Herb.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 503615.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Lycoris radiata (L'Hér.) Herb.

FL-Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants

FL-Florida Nature

FL-University of Florida Extension

Flora of China

MO-Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder

MS-Mississippi State University

NC-NCSU Plant Fact Sheets

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