Jabruson / Forest Lilly (Crinum) growing along forest stream near Romani Bai. Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Republic of Congo

Staffan Widstrand / Cape grass lily (Crinum sp) in flower, St Lucia wetlands National Park, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / Swamp lily (Crinum sp) flowering in wetlands, Marievale bird sanctuary, Guateng, South Africa, November

Richard Du Toit / Swamp lily (Crinum sp) flowering in wetlands, Marievale bird sanctuary, Guateng, South Africa, November 2009

Adrian Davies / String lily (Crinum americanum) in flower, Corkscrew Swamp, Florida, USA

Richard Du Toit / Lily (Crinum sp) flowers, Marievale Bird Sanctuary, South Africa

Patricio Robles Gil / Maputaland grass lily {Crinum acaule} Mozambique

Steven David Miller / Swamp with swamp lilies {Crinum americanum}, Everglades, Big Cypress Basin, Florida, USA.

Steven David Miller / Swamp lily {Crinum americanum} food of white tailed deer, Florida, USA

Juergen & Christine Sohns / Sand Lily (Crinum buphanoides) blooming, Kruger National Park, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / Reed cormorant (Phalacrocorax africanus) with Crinum lillies, Marievale Bird Sanctuary, South Africa.