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Lycoris radiata (l'hér.) Herb.

Red spider lily (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Lycoris

Characteristics

Bulbs subglobose, 1--3 cm in diam. Leaves appearing in autumn, dark green, narrowly ligulate, ca. 15 × 0.5 cm, midvein pale, apex obtuse. Flowering stem ca. 30 cm. Umbel 4--7-flowered; involucres 2, lanceolate, ca. 3.5 × 0.5 cm. Perianth bright red; tube green, ca. 0.5 cm; lobes strongly recurved, narrowly oblanceolate, ca. 3 × 0.5 cm, margin strongly undulate. Stamens conspicuously exserted. Fl. Aug--Sep. fr. Oct. 2 n = 22, 32, 33.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
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JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Lycoris radiata (l'hér.) habit picture by Chris Griggs (cc-by-sa)
Lycoris radiata (l'hér.) habit picture by Chris Griggs (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Lycoris radiata (l'hér.) leaf picture by Chris Griggs (cc-by-sa)
Lycoris radiata (l'hér.) leaf picture by Kenneth Parker (cc-by-sa)
Lycoris radiata (l'hér.) leaf picture by Chris Griggs (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Lycoris radiata (l'hér.) flower picture by Sean Green (cc-by-sa)
Lycoris radiata (l'hér.) flower picture by Sandy Sandmeyer (cc-by-sa)
Lycoris radiata (l'hér.) flower picture by Dan Wilson (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Lycoris radiata (l'hér.) world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, China, Georgia, Japan, Nepal, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Seychelles, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60455959-2
WFO ID wfo-0000683573
COL ID 3WND8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Lycoris terracianii Nerine japonica Nerine radiata Amaryllis radiata l'hér. Lycoris radiata f. bicolor Lycoris radiata var. kazukoana Lycoris radiata var. pumila Lycoris radiata var. terraccianii Lycoris radiata var. radiata Orexis radiata Lycoris radiata (l'hér.)
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