Zephyranthes chlorosolen |
Zephyranthes simpsonii |
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evening rainlily |
redmargin 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 mostly white proximally, often strongly infused pink or purple distally, more so with age, funnelform, (4–)4.3–8.5(–10) cm; perianth tube green, (1.4–)1.6–3.3(–4) cm, increasing in diam., ca. 1/3 or more perianth length, ± equaling or seldom less than (3/4–11/4) filament length, ± equaling (2/3–11/4) spathe length; tepals slightly diverging, rarely reflexed; stamens diverging, appearing equal; filaments filiform, (1.5–)1.6–3(–3.2) cm; anthers 3–6(–8) mm; style longer than perianth tube; stigma 3-fid, usually among or below anthers, rarely exserted more than 1 mm beyond anthers; pedicel absent or to 0.6(–1.5) cm and shorter than spathe. |
Spathe | (3–)4–5(–5.7) cm. |
(1.7–)2–4(–4.2) cm. |
2n | = 48, 60, 68, 72. |
= 48. |
Zephyranthes chlorosolen |
Zephyranthes simpsonii |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–early fall (May–Oct). | Flowering late winter–spring (Feb–May). |
Habitat | Wide range of soils and conditions, usually not very wet | Peaty-sandy soil, coastal plains, rarely piedmont |
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; GA; MS; NC; SC |
Discussion | Of conservation concern. Although the perianth of Zephyranthes simpsonii was originally described as pale pink, white forms are quite common. Any of the North American white-flowered species of Zephyranthes may be variously flushed with pink, increasingly so with age. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 302. | FNA vol. 26, p. 299. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Zephyranthes | Liliaceae > Zephyranthes |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Cooperia chlorosolen, Cooperia drummondii, Cooperia kansensis, Z. brazosensis, Z. herbertiana | Atamosco simpsonii |
Name authority | (Herbert) D. Dietrich: Syn. Pl. 2: 1176. (1840) | Chapman: Fl. South. U.S. ed. 2 repr. 2, 696. (1892) |
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