Recognize this lily?
It sure looks like the rare Cahaba Lily that grows in Alabama's Cahaba River. However, it was found growing in Old Town Selma. Could this be a type of spider lily since it's not aquatic, or is it a land-locked variation of the hymenocallis coronaria?
Photo by Christine Weerts
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know, I know. It's December, and here I am posting a picture that I took in November!
But, I thought you'd like to see Dallas County's other river...the Cahaba. It's a free-flowing river and considered among the most biologically diverse in America. It is home to the famous Cahaba Lily and a number of rare plant and aquatic animal species.
The Cahaba meets the better-known Alabama River at Old Cahawba, Alabama's first state capital. Sorry this photo is a bit blurred. I snapped it from through the window of our truck as we traveled across the river bridge.
