Contains 7 genera and 36 accepted taxa overall.
This family is completely databased for all specimens.
Characteristics
AMARYLLIDACEAE
Monocot
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Classification
ASPARAGALES
AMARYLLIDACEAE
Genera
| Genus | Common Name | Taxa Count | Herbarium Specimens | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crinum | SWAMPLILY | 5 | ||
| Galanthus | SNOWDROPS | 1 | ||
| Hymenocallis | SPIDERLILY | 14 | ||
| Leucojum | SNOWFLAKE | 1 | ||
| Lycoris | LYCORIS | 1 | ||
| Narcissus | NARCISSUS | 3 | ||
| Zephyranthes | ZEPHYRLILY | 11 |
Identification Key
1. Leaves absent at flowering; tepals linear, pink to red; filaments pink to red, subequal and very similar to tepals; fruits red to orange and berry-like; cultivated only
1. Leaves present or absent at flowering; tepals linear-lanceolate to ovate, white, pink, yellow, purple, to red; filaments not at all similar to tepals; fruit not berry-like; native, naturalized, or cultivated
2
2. Flower a conspiucous corona internal to the tepals
3
2. Flower without a corona, or corona minute
4
3. Corona spreading or rotate, white; filaments adnate to the corona
3. Corona tubular, yellow or white; filaments not adnate to the corona
4. Inflorescence with 1(-4) flowers
5
4. Inflorescence with (1)2-100 flowers
6
5. Scape solid; flowers pendulous; perianth 1-2.5 cm long
5. Scape hollow; flowers declinate to suberect; perianth 2-16 cm long
6. Scape hollow
7
6. Scape solid
8
7. Flowers declinate to erect, with a minute corona; tepals white, orange, pink, to red, lacking a green spot
7. Flowers pendulous, lacking a corona; tepals white with a green spot near the tip
8. Ovary superior; tepals bluish; seeds not fleshy (Agapanthaceae)
8. Ovary inferior; tepals white, orange, pink, to red; seed fleshy
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9. Leaves present at flowering; flowers actinomorphic to subtly zygomorphic; tepals white to pink or reddish; stamens shorter than to subequal to tepals
9. Leaves absent at flowering; flowers strongly zygomorphic; tepals pink, orange, to red; stamens longer than the tepals