Hastingsia alba (Durand) S.Watson

White rushlily (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Hastingsia

Characteristics

Bulb ellipsoid, 26–56 × 17–31 mm, sometimes with blackish, fibrous tunic. Leaves (28–)35–41(–53) cm × 7–14 mm, mature plants with blackish, shriveled foliage persisting at base of scape; blade glaucous-green, aging to light green. Scape 40–89 cm, often with 1–3 ascending branches, 3–5 mm thick at base. Inflorescences: terminal raceme (5–)14–27(–40) cm; flowers (24–)44–51(–78) per 10 cm of raceme. Seeds dark gray-green to black, 4–6 mm. 2n = 52.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Images

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Distribution

Hastingsia alba world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:535977-1
WFO ID wfo-0000648577
COL ID 6LFH2
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Synonyms

Hastingsia alba Schoenolirion album