Zephyranthes chlorosolen |
Zephyranthes longifolia |
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evening rainlily |
cebolleta, copper zephyr-lily |
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Leaf | blade dull green, to 5 mm wide. |
blade dull green, to 1(–2) 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 yellow, funnelform, 2.1–2.8 cm; perianth tube green, 0.2–0.6 cm, increasing in diam., no more than 1/4 perianth length, ca. 1/2 (1/4–3/4) filament length, no more than 1/4 spathe length; tepals rarely reflexed; stamens diverging, in 2 distinctly unequal sets; filaments filiform, 0.7–1.1 cm; anthers in 2 nonoverlapping sets, 3–6 mm; style longer than perianth tube; stigma 3-fid, usually among anthers; pedicel 0.7–1.5 cm, shorter than spathe. |
Spathe | (3–)4–5(–5.7) cm. |
2.1–3.1 cm. |
2n | = 48, 60, 68, 72. |
= 48. |
Zephyranthes chlorosolen |
Zephyranthes longifolia |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–early fall (May–Oct). | Flowering late spring–summer (May–Aug). |
Habitat | Wide range of soils and conditions, usually not very wet | Sandy, gravelly, calcareous, alkaline soils in highlands |
Elevation | 0–2400 m (0–7900 ft) | 40–2400 m (100–7900 ft) |
Distribution |
AL; AR; KS; LA; MS; OK; TX; e Mexico
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AZ; NM; TX; Mexico
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Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 302. | FNA vol. 26, p. 300. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Zephyranthes | Liliaceae > Zephyranthes |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Cooperia chlorosolen, Cooperia drummondii, Cooperia kansensis, Z. brazosensis, Z. herbertiana | |
Name authority | (Herbert) D. Dietrich: Syn. Pl. 2: 1176. (1840) | Hemsley: Diagn. Pl. Nov. Mexic., 55. (1880) |
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