Zephyranthes longifolia |
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cebolleta, copper zephyr-lily |
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Leaf | blade dull green, to 1(–2) mm wide. |
Flowers | erect to slightly inclined; perianth yellow, funnelform, 2.1–2.8 cm; perianth tube green, 0.2–0.6 cm, increasing in diam., no more than 1/4 perianth length, ca. 1/2 (1/4–3/4) filament length, no more than 1/4 spathe length; tepals rarely reflexed; stamens diverging, in 2 distinctly unequal sets; filaments filiform, 0.7–1.1 cm; anthers in 2 nonoverlapping sets, 3–6 mm; style longer than perianth tube; stigma 3-fid, usually among anthers; pedicel 0.7–1.5 cm, shorter than spathe. |
Spathe | 2.1–3.1 cm. |
2n | = 48. |
Zephyranthes longifolia |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–summer (May–Aug). |
Habitat | Sandy, gravelly, calcareous, alkaline soils in highlands |
Elevation | 40–2400 m (100–7900 ft) |
Distribution |
AZ; NM; TX; Mexico
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Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 300. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Zephyranthes |
Sibling taxa | |
Name authority | Hemsley: Diagn. Pl. Nov. Mexic., 55. (1880) |
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