Hymenocallis liriosme
ConroeJoe@aol.com (Wed, 20 Apr 2005 18:31:38 PDT)

Hi,

A friend and I were able to photograph a naturally occurring population of H.
liriosme near Ganado, TX. Gandado is certainly near the western limit of
this species, and perhaps the southern limit too.

We stopped along a country road, and the landowner saw us and came over to
say "Hi." He told us locals call the species "God's lily" because it blooms
each year near Easter.

The plants were growing in a somtimes-wet pasture and along adjacent roadside
ditches. They were present in the many hundreds, and perhaps the thousands.
Upon continuing with our drive, we saw the plants in various places up to
30-40 miles more southerly. We did not see H. liriosme when sandstone-indicative
plants were observed (e.g., Yucca campestris). Possibly, H. liriosme does not
occur naturally on sandstone-derived soils and the band of such soils in
Texas (from northwest of Austin to Corpus Christi) limits the range of the
species.

Photo by Mike Burnett.
LINK: Photo, H. liriosme near Ganado, TX, pastureland with southern live
oak--Quercus virginiana.
http://gmail.google.com/gmail/…
th=10360643bd3a72ae

The photo was taken on Saturday, April 2, 2005.

Cordially,

Joe Shaw