Zephyranthes drummondii |
Zephyranthes grandiflora |
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cebolleta, giant rain lily, prairie lily |
rosepink zephyrlily |
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Leaf | blade glaucous-green, to 8 mm wide. |
blade shiny green, to 7 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. |
usually inclined; perianth pink, funnelform, 5.6–9 cm; perianth tube green, (1.2–)1.8–2.3 cm, increasing in diam., ca. 1/4 (1/5–1/3) perianth length, usually less than or equaling filament length, ca.1/3–1/2 spathe length; tepals reflexed; stamens diverging, appearing equal; filaments filiform, 2–3 cm; anthers 13–22 mm; style longer than perianth tube; stigma 3-fid, exserted more than 2 mm beyond anthers; pedicel 1.3–3.8 cm, usually shorter than spathe. |
Spathe | (3–)4–5 cm. |
3–4 cm. |
2n | = 48, 72. |
= 48. |
Zephyranthes drummondii |
Zephyranthes grandiflora |
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Phenology | Flowering mid spring–mid summer (Mar–Aug). | Flowering spring–early summer (Apr–Jul). |
Habitat | Sandy/rocky, usually calcareous soils | Open areas in or near moist woods |
Elevation | 0–900 m (0–3000 ft) | 0–100 m (0–300 ft) |
Distribution |
FL; LA; TX; ne Mexico
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AL; FL; LA; MS; TX; e Mexico; Central 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.) |
Zephyranthes grandiflora frequently displays flowers with extra parts and has been widely distributed as an ornamental. Flowers with extra parts have been seen in Z. atamasca, Z. candida, Z. rosea, and Z. treatiae. Zephyranthes grandiflora also has been found to have a variable number of chromosomes in cells from single plants (R. O. Flagg 1961). As a rule, the flowers of Zephyranthes species having high chromosome numbers, 2n = 48 or more, are built for self-fertilization, with the stigma borne very near (within 2 mm), among, or beneath the anthers (R. O. Flagg and W. S. Flory 1962). However, Zephyranthes grandiflora is an exception and often exhibits poor fertility. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 299. | FNA vol. 26, p. 299. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Zephyranthes | Liliaceae > Zephyranthes |
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Synonyms | Cooperia pedunculata | |
Name authority | D. Don: in R. Sweet, Brit. Fl. Gard., ser. 2, 4: plate 328. (1836) | Lindley: Bot. Reg. 11: plate 902. (1825) |
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