Zephyranthes drummondii |
Zephyranthes jonesii |
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cebolleta, giant rain lily, prairie lily |
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Leaf | blade glaucous-green, to 8 mm wide. |
blade dull green, to 4.5 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 pale lemon yellow, salverform to funnelform, 2–12.5 cm; perianth tube yellow with some green, 1.5–7.2 cm, diam. primarily uniform, ca. 2/3–3/4 perianth length, ca. 8–10 times filament length, longer than spathe; tepals often reflexed; stamens fasciculate, appearing equal; filaments subulate, 0.15–0.7 cm, apex acute; anthers 4–7 mm; style longer than perianth tube; stigma capitate, among to exserted beyond anthers; pedicel 0–0.6 cm, shorter than spathe. |
Spathe | (3–)4–5 cm. |
2.1–4 cm. |
2n | = 48, 72. |
= 48, 72. |
Zephyranthes drummondii |
Zephyranthes jonesii |
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Phenology | Flowering mid spring–mid summer (Mar–Aug). | Flowering mid summer–early fall (Jul–Oct). |
Habitat | Sandy/rocky, usually calcareous soils | Primarily low, sandy loam, open fields, swales, ditches, coastal bends |
Elevation | 0–900 m (0–3000 ft) | 0–30 m (0–100 ft) |
Distribution |
FL; LA; TX; ne Mexico
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TX |
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.) |
Morphology, cytology, and distribution suggest that Zephyranthes jonesii, like Z. smallii, arose from hybridization between Z. pulchella (2n = 48) and Z. chlorosolen (2n = 48). (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 299. | FNA vol. 26, p. 302. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Zephyranthes | Liliaceae > Zephyranthes |
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Synonyms | Cooperia pedunculata | Cooperia jonesii |
Name authority | D. Don: in R. Sweet, Brit. Fl. Gard., ser. 2, 4: plate 328. (1836) | (Cory) Traub: Pl. Life 7: 42. (1951) |
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