What is "spider lily"

n. The common name for a number of different plant species within the family Amaryllidaceae in the genera (taxlink Crinum genus noshow=1), ''Hymenocallis'', and ''Lycoris''.

Spider lily is the common name for a number of different plant species within the family Amaryllidaceae which belong to the following genera:

• Crinum, a genus of about 180 species of perennial plants found along the sides of streams and lakes in tropical and subtropical areas worldwide, including South Africa
• Hymenocallis, a genus of plants in the family Amaryllidaceae
• Lycoris (plant), a genus of 13–20 species of flowering plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, formerly often treated in the family Liliaceae