Zephyranthes chlorosolen |
Zephyranthes pulchella |
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evening rainlily |
cebolleta, showy zephyrlily |
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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 |
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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 |
AL; AR; KS; LA; MS; OK; TX; e Mexico
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TX; ne Mexico |
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) | J. G. Smith: Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 6: 114, plate 52. (1895) |
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