Southern Swamp Crinum
探検植物
Southern Swamp Crinum
crinum americanum
The Southern Swamp Crinum, also commonly known as the Florida swamp lily or string lily, is a striking aquatic and semi-aquatic plant native to the southeastern United States. Belonging to the Amaryllis family, this elegant perennial thrives in the rich, muddy soils of freshwater wetlands, where it produces a large, long-lived subterranean bulb. Standing out against the murky, tangled backdrop of swamps and slow-moving rivers, the plant sends up a tall, sturdy stalk crowned with clusters of exquisite, pure-white flowers. These blooms are not only visually captivating with their narrow, arching petals but also emit a heavy, sweet fragrance that wafts through the evening air. As a resilient native species, it provides an essential anchor for wetland ecosystems while offering a breathtaking contrast to the dense, dark greenery of its flooded home.
生息地: Typically found in freshwater swamps, marshes, riverbanks, and wet pine flatwoods of the southeastern United States, often growing in shallow, slow-moving, or standing water.
外見
The Southern Swamp Crinum features long, strap-like, dark green leaves that grow in a rosette pattern directly from its base, often reaching 60 to 120 centimeters in length. From the center emerges a thick, leafless stalk (scape) bearing an umbel of 2 to 6 showy white flowers. Each flower resembles a delicate spider or star, with six very narrow, recurving white petals and prominent, reddish-pink to purplish stamens projecting outward from the center. Its large seeds are irregularly shaped, fleshy, and greenish-brown.
界Plantae門Tracheophyta綱Liliopsida目Asparagales科Amaryllidaceae属Crinum
カテゴリ
植物レア度
Common
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
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おもしろい事実
Despite being a wetland plant, its massive underground bulb stores so much energy and moisture that it can survive extended periods of drought.
Its bulb can sometimes weigh several pounds and will pull itself deeper into the mud over time using specialized contractile roots.
Like many members of the Amaryllis family, all parts of the Southern Swamp Crinum are highly toxic if ingested, containing a variety of defensive alkaloids.
The distinctive, deeply cut white petals have earned this plant the alternate name 'string lily'.
特殊能力
能力
Anoxic Root Tolerance
It thrives in waterlogged, oxygen-depleted soils where most other plants would drown, thanks to specialized root structures that can survive in anoxic mud.
能力
Hydrochorous Dispersal
The plant produces large, buoyant, and corky seeds that float on the water's surface, allowing water currents to distribute them to new wetland locations.
能力
Evening Fragrance Escalation
It ramps up its sweet, intoxicating scent as dusk approaches, specifically targeting night-flying moth pollinators that navigate by smell.
サイズと詳細
- 長さ
- 60-120 cm
- 寿命
- 10-50 年
- 一度の産卵数
- 2-6
- 抱卵期間
- 14-30 日
食性と食事
Like most plants, it synthesizes its own food via photosynthesis, utilizing sunlight, water, and atmospheric carbon dioxide.
主な食物
- Sunlight
- Water
- Soil Nutrients
生態系とのつながり
pollinator
Tersa Sphinx Moth
Xylophanes tersa
Pollinated primarily by night-flying sphinx moths drawn to its intense evening fragrance.
eaten by
Eastern Lubber Grasshopper
Romalea microptera
A brightly colored insect that feeds on toxic Amaryllidaceae plants like the Crinum, sequestering the toxins for its own defense.
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安全性
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
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よくある質問
Southern Swamp Crinumを見分けるには？
Southern Swamp Crinumを識別する最も簡単な方法は、Snappit自然識別アプリを使用することです。
Southern Swamp Crinumの長さは何ですか？
60-120 cm
Southern Swamp Crinumの寿命は何ですか？
10-50 年
Southern Swamp Crinumは何を食べますか？
Like most plants, it synthesizes its own food via photosynthesis, utilizing sunlight, water, and atmospheric carbon dioxide.
Southern Swamp Crinumは通常どこに生息していますか？
Typically found in freshwater swamps, marshes, riverbanks, and wet pine flatwoods of the southeastern United States, often growing in shallow, slow-moving, or standing water.
Southern Swamp Crinumの一度の産卵数は何ですか？
2-6
Southern Swamp Crinumの抱卵期間は何ですか？
14-30 日
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