Zephyranthes longifolia |
Zephyranthes citrina |
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cebolleta, copper zephyr-lily |
citron rain-lily, citron zephyrlily |
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Leaf | blade dull green, to 1(–2) mm wide. |
blade dull green, to 4 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. |
erect; perianth lemon yellow, funnelform, 3.1–5 cm; perianth tube green, 0.7–1 cm, increasing in diam., less than 1/3 perianth length, ca. 1/2 (1/3–3/4) filament length, less than 1/2 spathe length; tepals rarely reflexed; stamens diverging, in 2 distinctly subequal sets; filaments filiform, subequal, 1.2–2 cm; anthers 5–7 mm; style longer than perianth tube; stigma capitate, usually among or below anthers, not exserted more than 1 mm beyond anthers; pedicel 2.3–4.4 cm, usually longer than spathe. |
Spathe | 2.1–3.1 cm. |
1.6–2.6 cm. |
2n | = 48. |
= 48. |
Zephyranthes longifolia |
Zephyranthes citrina |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–summer (May–Aug). | Flowering summer (Jul–Sep). |
Habitat | Sandy, gravelly, calcareous, alkaline soils in highlands | Moist, sandy loam |
Elevation | 40–2400 m (100–7900 ft) | 0–100 m (0–300 ft) |
Distribution |
AZ; NM; TX; Mexico
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AL; FL; MS; Central America; South America; West Indies [Introduced in North America] |
Discussion | In the original description of Zephyranthes citrina, Baker stated that Messrs. Veitch (Chelsea, England) brought it to him in flower and that they believed it had come to them from Demerara (Guyana). The type specimen is in the Kew Herbarium, where there are also specimens of this species from areas where it clearly is not native: tropical Africa, the Malay Peninsula, and India. It is also found in the West Indies (Cuba) and Central America (Panama). This species has naturalized widely from cultivation, and considerably more work is needed to determine its native distribution. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 300. | FNA vol. 26, p. 300. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Zephyranthes | Liliaceae > Zephyranthes |
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Name authority | Hemsley: Diagn. Pl. Nov. Mexic., 55. (1880) | Baker: Bot. Mag. 108: plate 6605. (1882) |
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