Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Hymenocallis palmeri

alligator-lily
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

alligator-lily

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Hymenocallis palmeri

Familia:

Amaryllidaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

flower

Tamaño:

1 ft tall by 1 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

white

Color de la fruta:

Fenología:

Blooms spring-fall. Winter dormant

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Retain it if in its natural setting. Plant in a moist setting.

Consideraciones:

Disponibilidad:

Specialty Provider, Seed

Propagación:

Seed and division of clumps

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Stays wet -a- Usually moist, occasional inundation

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Organic

pH del suelo:

Apto para cultivo en:

9A,9B,10A,10B,11

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Moth-pollinated, especially sphinx moths.

Hábitats nativos:

Open wet flatwoods, marl prairies and savannas, moist but not flooded roadside swales.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

This is one of Florida's more widespread spiderlilies. It is sometimes seen in roadside ditches. It is feasible to transplant this species if a plant rescue is needed. However note, a permit may be required.
FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Florida Wildflower Foundation. (2025). Flower Friday: Alligatorlily. ( https://flawildflowers.org/flower-friday-hymenocallis-palmeri/ ). Accessed 2025. Florida Wildflower Foundation, Maitland, FL.


Gann, G.D., C.J. Abbott, C.G. Stocking, K.N. Hines, and collaborators. (2001+). Alligatorlily. Natives For Your Neighborhood. ( https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Hymepalm ). Accessed 2026. The Institute for Regional Conservation. Delray Beach, Florida.


Marcus, Joe. (2007). Ask Mr. Smarty Plants: Pollinator for Hymenocallis palmeri. ( https://www.wildflower.org/expert/show.php?id=1597 ). Accessed 2026. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Austin, University of Texas at Austin, TX.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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