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Hymenocallis clivorum is a bulbous perennial from southern Sonora, Mexico, growing on semi-arid hillsides. It is a spider lily relative grown for its white, fragrant flowers; it is not commonly grown as a houseplant and is rarely cultivated.
Hymenocallis clivorum is a member of the genus Hymenocallis, of the plant family Amaryllidaceae. It is native to the southern part of the Mexican state of Sonora.
Many of the species of the genus grow in swamps and along streambanks in the warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere, especially in Mexico, the Caribbean and the southeastern United States. Only two other species are known from Sonora: H. pimana grows in grassy fields in the Sierra Madre Occidental along the line with Chihuahua; H. sonorensis along stream banks in southern Sonora and in Sinaloa. Hymenocallis clivorum, however, is found on hillsides in semi-arid brushlands.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hymenocallis clivorum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
