Thanks. This is what I was remembering, Hymenocallis palmeri S. Watson
Or the alligator lily. The common name also explains to me why I've
seen it growing where it does.
<http://plants.usda.gov/java/largeImage?imageID=hypa4_001_ahp.tif>
Incidentally, Hymenocallis are native to the Americas.
Chuck Norcutt
Marc Lawrence wrote:
> I don't know what their botanical name is, but here we call them "spider
> lily".
>
> Hold on, I'll just google...
>
> Google says Hymenocallis littoralis.
>
> Cheers,
> Marc
>
> 2009/8/1 Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> Yikes, I was getting seasick from the "bokeh". I which I knew the name
>> of the white flower. There is one that is the same or extremely similar
>> that grows in the Florida Everglades, near the boundary between cypress
>> swamp and marsh. I can't remember it's name either and I'm about 600
>> miles away from my Florida plants library.
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