Zephyranthes drummondii |
Zephyranthes chlorosolen |
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cebolleta, giant rain lily, prairie lily |
evening rainlily |
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Leaf | blade glaucous-green, to 8 mm wide. |
blade dull green, to 5 mm wide. |
Flowers | erect; perianth white, sometimes flushed pink abaxially, more so with age, broadly funnelform, 6–9 cm; perianth tube white to green, 3–4(–4.7) cm, diam. primarily uniform, ca. 1/2 perianth length, more than 15 times filament length, equaling (3/4–11/4) spathe length; tepals rarely reflexed; stamens fasciculate, distinctly subequal; filaments subulate, 0.1–0.2 cm, apex acute; anthers 5–8 mm; style notably shorter than perianth tube; stigma 3-fid, included in perianth tube; pedicel (0.2–)0.5–2(–3.3) cm, shorter than spathe. |
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. |
Spathe | (3–)4–5 cm. |
(3–)4–5(–5.7) cm. |
2n | = 48, 72. |
= 48, 60, 68, 72. |
Zephyranthes drummondii |
Zephyranthes chlorosolen |
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Phenology | Flowering mid spring–mid summer (Mar–Aug). | Flowering late spring–early fall (May–Oct). |
Habitat | Sandy/rocky, usually calcareous soils | Wide range of soils and conditions, usually not very wet |
Elevation | 0–900 m (0–3000 ft) | 0–2400 m (0–7900 ft) |
Distribution |
FL; LA; TX; ne Mexico
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AL; AR; KS; LA; MS; OK; TX; e Mexico
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Discussion | Specimens of Zephyranthes drummondii with rare biflowered inflorescences were collected by B. C. Tharp in 1939 and 1946 in Austin, Texas. The species has naturalized in Florida. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 299. | FNA vol. 26, p. 302. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Zephyranthes | Liliaceae > Zephyranthes |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Cooperia pedunculata | Cooperia chlorosolen, Cooperia drummondii, Cooperia kansensis, Z. brazosensis, Z. herbertiana |
Name authority | D. Don: in R. Sweet, Brit. Fl. Gard., ser. 2, 4: plate 328. (1836) | (Herbert) D. Dietrich: Syn. Pl. 2: 1176. (1840) |
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