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cebolleta, giant rain lily, prairie lily

zephyrlily

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

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
from FNA
FL; LA; TX; ne Mexico
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from FNA
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
Z. atamasca, Z. candida, Z. chlorosolen, Z. citrina, Z. grandiflora, Z. insularum, Z. jonesii, Z. longifolia, Z. pulchella, Z. refugiensis, Z. rosea, Z. simpsonii, Z. smallii, Z. traubii, Z. treatiae
Z. atamasca, Z. candida, Z. chlorosolen, Z. citrina, Z. drummondii, Z. grandiflora, Z. insularum, Z. jonesii, Z. longifolia, Z. pulchella, Z. refugiensis, Z. rosea, Z. simpsonii, Z. smallii, Z. traubii
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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