Schoenolirion croceum
Species of flowering plant
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Schoenolirion croceum, known by the common names yellow sunnybell,[1] sunnybells and swamp candle,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the Agave subfamily. It is native to the Southeastern United States from Texas to North Carolina.[3][4] It is found on moist rock outcrops, in wet pinelands and in habitats that are very wet in the spring but dry in the summer. In middle Tennessee, it is found in fen-like areas in cedar glades, fed by spring water. Further south, it inhabits wet pine savannas and bogs.[2][5]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
| Genus: | Schoenolirion |
| Species: | S. croceum |
| Binomial name | |
| Schoenolirion croceum (Michx.) Alph. Wood | |
It produces yellow flowers in the spring.
Conservation status
NatureServe ranks Schoenolirion croceum as apparently secure globally, but notes that its global status needs review. At the state level, the species is ranked as imperiled in Alabama and Florida, critically imperiled in South Carolina, and vulnerable in Louisiana and Tennessee. It has no status under the United States Endangered Species Act.[6]