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]
| Rush-lily | |
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| Schoenolirion croceum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
| Genus: | Schoenolirion Durand[1] |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Species
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Schoenolirion albiflorum (Raf.) R.R.Gates | Florida, Georgia, Alabama |
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Schoenolirion croceum (Michx.) Alph.Wood | from North Carolina to eastern Texas |
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Schoenolirion wrightii Sherman | Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama |
References
edit- ^ a b c World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2011-05-26, search for "Schoenolirion"
- ^ a b "Schoenolirion", Flora of North America, Vol. 26, p. 312, retrieved 2014-12-17
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Schoenolirion". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution maps
- ^ Chase, M.W.; Reveal, J.L. & Fay, M.F. (2009), "A subfamilial classification for the expanded asparagalean families Amaryllidaceae, Asparagaceae and Xanthorrhoeaceae", Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 161 (2): 132–136, doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00999.x