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evening rainlily

cebolleta, showy zephyrlily

Leaf

blade dull green, to 5 mm wide.

blade dull green, to 3 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 cadmium yellow, funnelform, (1.9–)2.2–4(–6) cm;

perianth tube green, (0.2–)0.5–0.9(–1) cm, increasing in diam., less than 1/4 perianth length, ca. 1/2 (1/5–2/3) filament length, ca. 1/6 (1/8–1/4) spathe length;

tepals rarely reflexed;

stamens diverging, appearing equal;

filaments filiform, (0.5–)0.7–1.1(–1.5) cm;

anthers 3–7 mm;

style longer than perianth tube;

stigma capitate, usually among anthers;

pedicel (0.3–)1.4–3.3(–4.4) cm, sometimes longer than spathe.

Spathe

(3–)4–5(–5.7) cm.

1.9–3.8 cm.

2n

= 48, 60, 68, 72.

= 48.

Zephyranthes chlorosolen

Zephyranthes pulchella

Phenology Flowering late spring–early fall (May–Oct). Flowering late spring–late fall (May–Dec).
Habitat Wide range of soils and conditions, usually not very wet Primarily low, sandy-loam open fields, swales, ditches, coastal plains
Elevation 0–2400 m (0–7900 ft) 0–400 m (0–1300 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AL; AR; KS; LA; MS; OK; TX; e Mexico
[WildflowerSearch map]
from FNA
TX; ne Mexico
[BONAP county map]
Source FNA vol. 26, p. 302. FNA vol. 26, p. 300.
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. atamasca, Z. candida, Z. chlorosolen, Z. citrina, Z. drummondii, Z. grandiflora, Z. insularum, Z. jonesii, Z. longifolia, Z. refugiensis, Z. rosea, Z. simpsonii, Z. smallii, Z. traubii, Z. treatiae
Synonyms Cooperia chlorosolen, Cooperia drummondii, Cooperia kansensis, Z. brazosensis, Z. herbertiana
Name authority (Herbert) D. Dietrich: Syn. Pl. 2: 1176. (1840) J. G. Smith: Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 6: 114, plate 52. (1895)
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