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White Spider Lillies

hymenocallis occidentalis.

Photo by Muckpuk
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Big plant with gorgeous smelling flowers.

Habitat:

Our garden, Phuket,Thailand

Notes:

These flowers seem to smell more during the evening when the sun has gone down. It fills the air with a sweet sweet smell.

Species ID Suggestions

Lily Beach spider

Hymenocallis caribaea
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Comments (1)
Muckpuk
Hi Andres Thanks for the ID suggestion! I do think I stick with hymenocallis occidentalis. as I am in Thailand and not in the Caribbean and it seems that the hymenocallis caribaea is named because of it being Caribbean. Does that make sense to you? I could be wrong tho....
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PublishedDecember 9, 2012

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