Zephyranthes chlorosolen |
Zephyranthes atamasca |
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evening rainlily |
Atamasco-lily, Carolina-lily, Easter-lily, naked-lady, occidental swamp-lily, Virginia-lily |
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Leaf | blade dull green, to 5 mm wide. |
blade shiny green, to 8 mm wide. |
Flowers | erect; perianth white, sometimes tinged or veined pink, salverform, (7.3–)9–14(–16) cm; perianth tube primarily white, sometimes pale green proximally, (7–)8–12(–13) cm, diam. uniform, 3/4 or more perianth length, at least 15 times filament length, ca. 2–4 times spathe length; tepals rarely reflexed; stamens fasciculate, appearing equal; filaments subulate, 0.2–0.5 mm, apex blunt; anthers 4–8(–9) mm; style longer than perianth tube; stigma capitate, among or very near anthers, exserted no more than 2 mm beyond anthers; pedicel absent or rarely 0.1 cm and much shorter than spathe. |
erect to slightly inclined; perianth mostly white, sometimes tinged or veined pink, more so with age, funnelform, (5.5–)6.6–9(–10) cm; perianth tube green, (0.8–)1–2(–2.1) cm, increasing in diam., less than 1/4 perianth length, ca. 1/2 (1/3–2/3) filament length, ca. 1/2 (1/3–3/4) spathe length; tepals usually reflexed; stamens diverging, appearing equal; filaments filiform, (2.9–)3.2–4.4(–4.7) cm; anthers 3–6(–8) mm; style longer than perianth tube; stigma 3-fid, exserted more than 2 mm beyond anthers; pedicel (0–)0.4–1.6(–3.4) cm, usually shorter than spathe. |
Spathe | (3–)4–5(–5.7) cm. |
(2–)2.2–3.2(–3.6) cm. |
2n | = 48, 60, 68, 72. |
= 24. |
Zephyranthes chlorosolen |
Zephyranthes atamasca |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–early fall (May–Oct). | Flowering mid winter–spring (Jan–May). |
Habitat | Wide range of soils and conditions, usually not very wet | Rich, mixed forests, moist clearings, meadows, moist to wet pastures, coastal plains, piedmonts |
Elevation | 0–2400 m (0–7900 ft) | 0–700 m (0–2300 ft) |
Distribution |
AL; AR; KS; LA; MS; OK; TX; e Mexico
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AL; FL; GA; MD; MS; NC; SC; VA
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Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 302. | FNA vol. 26, p. 298. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Zephyranthes | Liliaceae > Zephyranthes |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Cooperia chlorosolen, Cooperia drummondii, Cooperia kansensis, Z. brazosensis, Z. herbertiana | Amaryllis atamasca, Atamosco atamasca |
Name authority | (Herbert) D. Dietrich: Syn. Pl. 2: 1176. (1840) | (Linnaeus) Herbert: Appendix, 36. (1821) |
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