Northern Spiderlily

Hymenocallis occidentalis (Leconte) Kunth - Lily family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 24 inches

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White

Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Northern Spiderlily: 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.