Zephyranthes chlorosolen |
Zephyranthes smallii |
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evening rainlily |
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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 |
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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 |
AL; AR; KS; LA; MS; OK; TX; e Mexico
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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.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 302. | FNA vol. 26, p. 301. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Zephyranthes | Liliaceae > Zephyranthes |
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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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