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Henry's Spider-lily (Hymenocallis henryae var. henryae)

Henry's Spiderlily (Hymenocallis henryae var. henryae). Photo by iNaturalist user petekleinhenz, (CC BY-NC).

Photo Credit: Peter Kleinhenz

Global Rank: T2 - Imperiled
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Liliaceae
State: FL
Nature Serve ID: 958388
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection:

Description:

Where is Henry's Spider-lily (Hymenocallis henryae var. henryae) located in the wild?

Habitat:

usually wet pinelands, one dry site

Distribution:

States & Provinces:

Henry's Spider-lily can be found in Florida

Which CPC Partners conserve Henry's Spider-lily (Hymenocallis henryae var. henryae)?

Bok Tower Gardens

Not Sponsored

Assigned 06/09/17

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Conservation Actions

Nature Serve Biotics

05/02/2017

A Florida endemic with a limited distribution due to specialized habitat requirements. The Florida Natural Areas Inventory's database currently contains 25 occurrence records (one historic and one extirpated), scattered in the south central portion of the Florida panhandle. Habitat destruction from silviculture activities, fire suppression, and over-collection threaten this species.

01/01/2010

forestry practices fire suppression

01/01/2010

Ann Johnson says 100-200 plants total 2 protected populations found Apalachicola Forest, may be more 4 sites from FNAI