Schoenolirion croceum

Classification	Monocots
Family	Agavaceae
Family (Traditional)	Asparagaceae
Genus	Schoenolirion
Species:	Schoenolirion croceum (Michx.) Alph. Wood
Common Name	Yellow Sunnybell
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Aquatic; General Ecology: Mudflat; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Rank: spiral; Leaf Type: grass-like; Leaf Type: sword-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: raceme; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Number: N/A; Sepal Fusion: N/A; Sepal Number: N/A; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Tepal Number: 6
C value	9
Status	Native; AGCP (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL); TN[S3] (State Rank); G4 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms (1)

Synonym	Full Citation
Phalangium croceum	Phalangium croceum Michx.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Bedford (TN), Davidson (TN), Jackson (TN), Marshall (TN), Maury (TN), Rutherford (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, MTSU, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0065781	Bedford	Tennessee	TENN Schoenolirion croceum
APSC0055184	Bedford	Tennessee	APSC Schoenolirion croceum
TENN-V-0065782	Davidson	Tennessee	TENN Schoenolirion croceum
TENN-V-0065783	Davidson	Tennessee	TENN Schoenolirion croceum
APSC0046389	Davidson	Tennessee	APSC Schoenolirion croceum
APSC0046400	Davidson	Tennessee	APSC Schoenolirion croceum
UCHT005621	Jackson	Tennessee	UCHT Schoenolirion croceum
APSC0046394	Marshall	Tennessee	APSC Schoenolirion croceum
TENN-V-0065784	Marshall	Tennessee	TENN Schoenolirion croceum
APSC0046391	Maury	Tennessee	APSC Schoenolirion croceum

Schoenolirion croceum

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Synonyms (1)

Specimens and Distribution

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