''Hymenocallis choctawensis'' is a plant in the family

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, with the common names Choctaw spiderlily and Florida panhandle spider-lily. It grows along streambanks and in swamp forests of western

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, eastern

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, and southern parts of

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.Flora of North America, Vol. 26 Page 287, Hymenocallis choctawensis Traub, Pl. Life. 18: 70. 1962. Florida panhandle spider-lily
/ref>Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> The species is often misidentified as ''H. caroliniana'' or ''H. occidentalis''. It can be distinguished from those species by its rhizomatous bulb and triangular bracts.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q15518250 choctawensis Flora of the Southeastern United States Plants described in 1962 Flora without expected TNC conservation status