Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

Southern Swamp Crinum

Crinum americanum

Spanish: Lirio de pantano

Southern Swamp Crinum (Crinum americanum)
Photographed by marcofuentes on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

Crinum americanum is an aquatic angiosperm native to North America from Texas to South Carolina, as well as Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Common names for this species include Florida swamp-lily, string lily, and southern swamp crinum. The species grows in small groups in still water habitats. Most often recorded in Apr.

TaxonomyLiliopsida › Asparagales › Amaryllidaceae
Local records1 research-grade observation within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records7,397 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2016 – 2016
Months recorded near La Saladita
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Southern Swamp Crinum (Crinum americanum) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/crinum-americanum/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.