Zephyranthes drummondii |
Zephyranthes pulchella |
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cebolleta, giant rain lily, prairie lily |
cebolleta, showy zephyrlily |
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Leaf | blade glaucous-green, to 8 mm wide. |
blade dull green, to 3 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 cadmium yellow, funnelform, (1.9–)2.2–4(–6) cm; perianth tube green, (0.2–)0.5–0.9(–1) cm, increasing in diam., less than 1/4 perianth length, ca. 1/2 (1/5–2/3) filament length, ca. 1/6 (1/8–1/4) spathe length; tepals rarely reflexed; stamens diverging, appearing equal; filaments filiform, (0.5–)0.7–1.1(–1.5) cm; anthers 3–7 mm; style longer than perianth tube; stigma capitate, usually among anthers; pedicel (0.3–)1.4–3.3(–4.4) cm, sometimes longer than spathe. |
Spathe | (3–)4–5 cm. |
1.9–3.8 cm. |
2n | = 48, 72. |
= 48. |
Zephyranthes drummondii |
Zephyranthes pulchella |
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Phenology | Flowering mid spring–mid summer (Mar–Aug). | Flowering late spring–late fall (May–Dec). |
Habitat | Sandy/rocky, usually calcareous soils | Primarily low, sandy-loam open fields, swales, ditches, coastal plains |
Elevation | 0–900 m (0–3000 ft) | 0–400 m (0–1300 ft) |
Distribution |
FL; LA; TX; ne Mexico
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TX; ne Mexico |
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. 300. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Zephyranthes | Liliaceae > Zephyranthes |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Cooperia pedunculata | |
Name authority | D. Don: in R. Sweet, Brit. Fl. Gard., ser. 2, 4: plate 328. (1836) | J. G. Smith: Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 6: 114, plate 52. (1895) |
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