Schoenolirion

Rush-lily
Schoenolirion croceum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Schoenolirion
Durand[1]
Synonyms[1]

Schoenolirion, rush-lily[2] or sunnybell,[3] is a genus of three recognized species of flowering plants, all endemic to the southeastern United States.[1][2][4] In the APG III classification system, the genus is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae (formerly the family Agavaceae).[5]

Species

Image Scientific name Distribution
Schoenolirion albiflorum (Raf.) R.R.Gates Florida, Georgia, Alabama
Schoenolirion croceum (Michx.) Alph.Wood from North Carolina to eastern Texas
Schoenolirion wrightii Sherman Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama

References

  1. ^ a b c World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2011-05-26, search for "Schoenolirion"
  2. ^ a b "Schoenolirion", Flora of North America, Vol. 26, p. 312, retrieved 2014-12-17
  3. ^ NRCS. "Schoenolirion". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  4. ^ Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution maps
  5. ^ Chase, M.W.; Reveal, J.L. & Fay, M.F. (2009), "A subfamilial classification for the expanded asparagalean families Amaryllidaceae, Asparagaceae and Xanthorrhoeaceae", Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 161 (2): 132–136, doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00999.x


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