A poisonous [[flower]] (species [i]Lycoris radiata[/i]) commonly associated with death. 

Spider lily represents 4-6 flowers growing from a central leafless stem, forming a sort of dome. Natural colors include red (most common), pink, [[White spider lily|white]] and [[Yellow spider lily|yellow]], sometimes depicted in non-existent black and [[Blue spider lily|blue]]. A noticeable feature is the long stamens, which give it a distinct entangled/spidery look, earning its common English name 'Spider Lily'. 

Its Japanese name is "[i]Higan-bana[/i]" ("[i]Higan[/i]":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higan flower) or "[i]Manjushage[/i]". It blooms without leaves and bears leaves without flowers, which is why it is also known in Japan as 葉見ず花見ず ([i]ha-mizu, hana-mizu[/i]), roughly translated as "without seeing leaves, without seeing flowers".

Not to be confused with "chrysanthemum":/wiki_pages/chrysanthemum, as some species have long and thin outer petals (see post #700701 and post #1568890) that can resemble spider lily stamens.

h5. Examples
* !asset #21275986: Photo reference: Flower
* !asset #21275983: Photo reference: Plant
* !post #7637779

h5. Other Amaryllidaceae species
* [[Allium (flower)|]]
* [[Amaryllis (flower)|]]
* [[Clivia]]
* [[Daffodil]]
* [[Nerine (flower)|]]
* [[Snowbell (flower)|]]
* [[Snowdrop (flower)|]]

h4. See also
* [[Spider lily print]]

h4. External links
* "Wikipedia: Lycoris (plant)":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycoris_(plant)
* "Wikipedia: Lycoris radiata":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycoris_radiata
* "Wikipedia: Amaryllidaceae":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaryllidaceae
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