Zephyranthes drummondii |
Zephyranthes treatiae |
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cebolleta, giant rain lily, prairie lily |
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 to inclined; perianth mostly white to pink, color deepening with age, funnelform, (6–)6.6–9.5(–11) cm; perianth tube green, (1.7–)2–3(–3.1) cm, increasing in diam., at least 1/4 perianth length, ± equaling (2/3–11/4) filament length, ca. 2/3–11/3 spathe length; tepals usually reflexed; stamens diverging, appearing equal; filaments filiform, (1.6–)2–4(–4.6) cm; anthers 3–6(–8) mm; style longer than perianth tube; stigma 3-fid, exserted more than 2 mm beyond anthers; pedicel 0–1(–1.2) cm, shorter than spathe. |
Spathe | (3–)4–5 cm. |
(1.8–)2–3.3(–3.6) cm. |
2n | = 48, 72. |
= 24. |
Zephyranthes drummondii |
Zephyranthes treatiae |
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Phenology | Flowering mid spring–mid summer (Mar–Aug). | Flowering mid winter–spring (Jan–Apr). |
Habitat | Sandy/rocky, usually calcareous soils | Peaty-sandy soil, usually associated with wet inlands or former pineland sites |
Elevation | 0–900 m (0–3000 ft) | 0–100 m (0–300 ft) |
Distribution |
FL; LA; TX; ne Mexico
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FL; GA
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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.) |
It has generally been thought that Zephyranthes atamasca and Z. treatiae are distinguishable only by differences in leaves and habitat, and that their flowers are not significantly different. However, the greater length of the perianth tube compared with that of the filaments in Z. treatiae readily separates that species from Z. atamasca. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 299. | FNA vol. 26, p. 298. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Zephyranthes | Liliaceae > Zephyranthes |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Cooperia pedunculata | Atamosco treatiae, Z. atamasca var. treatiae |
Name authority | D. Don: in R. Sweet, Brit. Fl. Gard., ser. 2, 4: plate 328. (1836) | S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 14: 300. (1879) |
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