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evening rainlily

redmargin zephyrlily

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

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
from FNA
AL; AR; KS; LA; MS; OK; TX; e Mexico
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from FNA
AL; FL; GA; MS; NC; SC
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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.)

Source FNA vol. 26, p. 302. FNA vol. 26, p. 299.
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. pulchella, Z. refugiensis, Z. rosea, Z. smallii, Z. traubii, Z. treatiae
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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