Zephyranthes drummondii |
Zephyranthes traubii |
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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 1 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 white, sometimes tinged and veined pink, salverform, (11–)12–15.4 cm; perianth tube primarily white, 9–12.6 cm, diam. uniform, 3/4 or more perianth length, at least 15 times filament length, 3–5 times spathe length; tepals often reflexed; stamens fasciculate, appearing equal; filaments subulate, 0.2–0.4 cm, apex blunt; anthers 4–8 mm; style longer than perianth tube; stigma capitate, exserted more than 2 mm beyond anthers; pedicel absent. |
Spathe | (3–)4–5 cm. |
(2–)3–4 cm. |
2n | = 48, 72. |
= 24. |
Zephyranthes drummondii |
Zephyranthes traubii |
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Phenology | Flowering mid spring–mid summer (Mar–Aug). | Flowering early summer–mid fall (Jul–Nov). |
Habitat | Sandy/rocky, usually calcareous soils | Primarily sandy loam, open fields, coastal plains |
Elevation | 0–900 m (0–3000 ft) | 0–100 m (0–300 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. 302. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Zephyranthes | Liliaceae > Zephyranthes |
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Synonyms | Cooperia pedunculata | Cooperia traubii |
Name authority | D. Don: in R. Sweet, Brit. Fl. Gard., ser. 2, 4: plate 328. (1836) | (W. Hayward) Moldenke: Pl. Life 7: 79. (1951) |
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