''Crinum americanum'' is an aquatic angiosperm native to North America from

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, as well as

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and the

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s for this species include Florida swamp-lily, string lily, and southern swamp crinum. The species grows in small groups in still water habitats. ''Crinum'' species are now members of the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae; they were formerly placed in the family

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. They are monocots with six flower petals in white at approximately 10 cm across.

References

*http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=CRAM2 *http://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=707

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Flora of Texas Flora of the Southeastern United States Flora of the Caribbean Flora of Mexico Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Amaryllidaceae-stub