Zephyranthes drummondii |
Zephyranthes refugiensis |
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cebolleta, giant rain lily, prairie lily |
refugio zephyrlily |
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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 dark lemon yellow, funnelform, 2.5–5 cm; perianth tube green, (1–) 1.2–2(–2.4) cm, increasing in diam., less than 1/2 perianth length, ca. 2 times filament length, ca. 1/2–3/4 spathe length; tepals sometimes reflexed; stamens diverging to semifasciculate, appearing equal; filaments filiform, (0.5–)0.6–0.8(–1.1) cm; anthers ca. 7 mm; style longer than perianth tube; stigma capitate, usually among anthers; pedicel (0.1–)0.2–1.6(–1.8) cm, shorter than spathe. |
Spathe | (3–)4–5 cm. |
1.9–3.2 cm. |
2n | = 48, 72. |
= 46, 48. |
Zephyranthes drummondii |
Zephyranthes refugiensis |
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Phenology | Flowering mid spring–mid summer (Mar–Aug). | Flowering late summer–early fall (Aug–Oct). |
Habitat | Sandy/rocky, usually calcareous soils | Primarily low, sandy loam, open fields, swales, ditches |
Elevation | 0–900 m (0–3000 ft) | 10–30 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.) |
Of conservation concern. Morphology, cytology, and distribution suggest that Zephyranthes refugiensis arose as a hybrid between Z. pulchella and Z. jonesii. It is known only from Goliad and Refugio counties. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 299. | FNA vol. 26, p. 301. |
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) | F. B. Jones: Rhodora 63: 214. (1961) |
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