Schoenolirion

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Schoenolirion, rush-lily or sunnybell, is a genus of three recognized species of flowering plants, all endemic to the southeastern United States.[http://bonap.net/NAPA/TaxonMaps/Genus/County/Schoenolirion Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution maps] In the APG III classification system, the genus is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae (formerly the family Agavaceae).{{Citation |last1=Chase |first1=M.W. |last2=Reveal |first2=J.L. |last3=Fay |first3=M.F. |year=2009 |title=A subfamilial classification for the expanded asparagalean families Amaryllidaceae, Asparagaceae and Xanthorrhoeaceae |journal=Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society |volume=161 |issue=2 |pages=132–136 |doi=10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00999.x|name-list-style=amp |doi-access=free }}

Species

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ImageScientific nameDistribution
120pxSchoenolirion albiflorum (Raf.) R.R.GatesFlorida, Georgia, Alabama
120pxSchoenolirion croceum (Michx.) Alph.Woodfrom North Carolina to eastern Texas
120pxSchoenolirion wrightii ShermanTexas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama

References

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{{citation |contribution-url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=129636 |title=Flora of North America, Vol. 26 |page=312 |contribution=Schoenolirion |accessdate=2014-12-17 }}

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Category:Asparagaceae genera

Category:Agavoideae

Category:Endemic flora of the United States

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