Stats

Lifespan

Perennial

Size

Medium

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Tropical coast

Range

Latin America

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Bulbs

Defense

Toxins

Status

Uncommon

About

This flowering plant grows in sandy soil along tropical coastlines. Its long, thin petals unfurl at night to release a scent that attracts nocturnal moths.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Amaryllidaceae

Genus

Hymenocallis

Species

Hymenocallis littoralis