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evening rainlily

Leaf

blade dull green, to 5 mm wide.

blade dull green, to 5 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 lemon yellow, salverform to broadly funnelform, 2.5–9 cm;

perianth tube yellowish green, 1.1–4.4 cm, diam. uniform, ca. 1/2 perianth length, ca. 3–5 times filament length, somewhat shorter than spathe;

tepals usually reflexed;

stamens fasciculate to semifasciculate, appearing equal;

filaments subulate, 0.4–0.9 cm, apex acute;

anthers 3–7 mm;

style longer than perianth tube;

stigma capitate, among or exserted more than 2 mm beyond anthers;

pedicel (0–)0.1–3.5 cm, shorter than spathe.

Spathe

(3–)4–5(–5.7) cm.

2.2–4.6 cm.

2n

= 48, 60, 68, 72.

= 53, 54, 58, 70, 72.

Zephyranthes chlorosolen

Zephyranthes smallii

Phenology Flowering late spring–early fall (May–Oct). Flowering early fall (Sep–Oct).
Habitat Wide range of soils and conditions, usually not very wet Low, sandy loam, open fields, swales, ditches
Elevation 0–2400 m (0–7900 ft) 0–10 m (0–0 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AL; AR; KS; LA; MS; OK; TX; e Mexico
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from FNA
TX
Discussion

Morphology, cytology, and distribution suggest that Zephyranthes smallii (predominantly 2n = 54) arose from hybridization between Z. pulchella (2n = 48) and Z. chlorosolen (2n = 60 in Cameron County) in Brownsville.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 26, p. 302. FNA vol. 26, p. 301.
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. simpsonii, Z. traubii, Z. treatiae
Synonyms Cooperia chlorosolen, Cooperia drummondii, Cooperia kansensis, Z. brazosensis, Z. herbertiana Cooperia smallii
Name authority (Herbert) D. Dietrich: Syn. Pl. 2: 1176. (1840) (Alexander) Traub: Pl. Life 7: 42. (1951)
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