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