Aquatic, Wetland and Invasive Plant
Particulars and
Photographs
University of Florida, Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants
Nemastylis floridana
Celestial lily, fallflowering ixia
Native to Florida
Celestial lily is endemic in
Florida - it is found nowhere else on earth (Kartesz, 1999). It
occurs in the swamps and marshes of the coastal counties from central to south Florida.
Celestial lily flowers in the fall. There is one species of Nemastylis occurring in Florida
(Wunderlin, 1998).
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