Zephyranthes chlorosolen |
Zephyranthes citrina |
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evening rainlily |
citron rain-lily, citron zephyrlily |
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Leaf | blade dull green, to 5 mm wide. |
blade dull green, to 4 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; perianth lemon yellow, funnelform, 3.1–5 cm; perianth tube green, 0.7–1 cm, increasing in diam., less than 1/3 perianth length, ca. 1/2 (1/3–3/4) filament length, less than 1/2 spathe length; tepals rarely reflexed; stamens diverging, in 2 distinctly subequal sets; filaments filiform, subequal, 1.2–2 cm; anthers 5–7 mm; style longer than perianth tube; stigma capitate, usually among or below anthers, not exserted more than 1 mm beyond anthers; pedicel 2.3–4.4 cm, usually longer than spathe. |
Spathe | (3–)4–5(–5.7) cm. |
1.6–2.6 cm. |
2n | = 48, 60, 68, 72. |
= 48. |
Zephyranthes chlorosolen |
Zephyranthes citrina |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–early fall (May–Oct). | Flowering summer (Jul–Sep). |
Habitat | Wide range of soils and conditions, usually not very wet | Moist, sandy loam |
Elevation | 0–2400 m (0–7900 ft) | 0–100 m (0–300 ft) |
Distribution |
AL; AR; KS; LA; MS; OK; TX; e Mexico
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AL; FL; MS; Central America; South America; West Indies [Introduced in North America] |
Discussion | In the original description of Zephyranthes citrina, Baker stated that Messrs. Veitch (Chelsea, England) brought it to him in flower and that they believed it had come to them from Demerara (Guyana). The type specimen is in the Kew Herbarium, where there are also specimens of this species from areas where it clearly is not native: tropical Africa, the Malay Peninsula, and India. It is also found in the West Indies (Cuba) and Central America (Panama). This species has naturalized widely from cultivation, and considerably more work is needed to determine its native distribution. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 302. | FNA vol. 26, p. 300. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Zephyranthes | Liliaceae > Zephyranthes |
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Synonyms | Cooperia chlorosolen, Cooperia drummondii, Cooperia kansensis, Z. brazosensis, Z. herbertiana | |
Name authority | (Herbert) D. Dietrich: Syn. Pl. 2: 1176. (1840) | Baker: Bot. Mag. 108: plate 6605. (1882) |
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