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evening rainlily

Atamasco-lily, Carolina-lily, Easter-lily, naked-lady, occidental swamp-lily, Virginia-lily

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

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
from FNA
AL; AR; KS; LA; MS; OK; TX; e Mexico
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from FNA
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
Z. atamasca, Z. candida, Z. citrina, Z. drummondii, Z. grandiflora, Z. insularum, Z. jonesii, Z. longifolia, Z. pulchella, Z. refugiensis, Z. rosea, Z. simpsonii, Z. smallii, Z. traubii, Z. treatiae
Z. candida, Z. chlorosolen, Z. citrina, Z. drummondii, Z. grandiflora, Z. insularum, Z. jonesii, Z. longifolia, Z. pulchella, Z. refugiensis, Z. rosea, Z. simpsonii, Z. smallii, Z. traubii, Z. treatiae
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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