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cebolleta, giant rain lily, prairie lily

citron rain-lily, citron zephyrlily

Leaf

blade glaucous-green, to 8 mm wide.

blade dull green, to 4 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 lemon yellow, funnelform, 3.1–5 cm;

perianth tube green, 0.7–1 cm, increasing in diam., less than 1/3 perianth length, ca. 1/2 (1/3–3/4) filament length, less than 1/2 spathe length;

tepals rarely reflexed;

stamens diverging, in 2 distinctly subequal sets;

filaments filiform, subequal, 1.2–2 cm;

anthers 5–7 mm;

style longer than perianth tube;

stigma capitate, usually among or below anthers, not exserted more than 1 mm beyond anthers;

pedicel 2.3–4.4 cm, usually longer than spathe.

Spathe

(3–)4–5 cm.

1.6–2.6 cm.

2n

= 48, 72.

= 48.

Zephyranthes drummondii

Zephyranthes citrina

Phenology Flowering mid spring–mid summer (Mar–Aug). Flowering summer (Jul–Sep).
Habitat Sandy/rocky, usually calcareous soils Moist, sandy loam
Elevation 0–900 m (0–3000 ft) 0–100 m (0–300 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
FL; LA; TX; ne Mexico
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from FNA
AL; FL; MS; Central America; South America; West Indies [Introduced in North America]
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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.)

In the original description of Zephyranthes citrina, Baker stated that Messrs. Veitch (Chelsea, England) brought it to him in flower and that they believed it had come to them from Demerara (Guyana). The type specimen is in the Kew Herbarium, where there are also specimens of this species from areas where it clearly is not native: tropical Africa, the Malay Peninsula, and India. It is also found in the West Indies (Cuba) and Central America (Panama). This species has naturalized widely from cultivation, and considerably more work is needed to determine its native distribution.

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

Source FNA vol. 26, p. 299. FNA vol. 26, p. 300.
Parent taxa Liliaceae > Zephyranthes Liliaceae > Zephyranthes
Sibling taxa
Z. atamasca, Z. candida, Z. chlorosolen, Z. citrina, 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. drummondii, Z. grandiflora, Z. insularum, Z. jonesii, Z. longifolia, Z. pulchella, Z. refugiensis, Z. rosea, Z. simpsonii, Z. smallii, Z. traubii, Z. treatiae
Synonyms Cooperia pedunculata
Name authority D. Don: in R. Sweet, Brit. Fl. Gard., ser. 2, 4: plate 328. (1836) Baker: Bot. Mag. 108: plate 6605. (1882)
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