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A poisonous flower (species Lycoris radiata) 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 and yellow, sometimes depicted in non-existent black and 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 "Higan-bana" (Higan flower) or "Manjushage". It blooms without leaves and bears leaves without flowers, which is why it is also known in Japan as θθ¦γθ±θ¦γ (ha-mizu, hana-mizu), roughly translated as "without seeing leaves, without seeing flowers".
Not to be confused with chrysanthemum, as some species have long and thin outer petals (see post #700701 and post #1568890) that can resemble spider lily stamens.
The following tags are aliased to this tag: higanbana (learn more).
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The following tags implicate this tag: blue_spider_lily, white_spider_lily, and yellow_spider_lily (learn more).