Zephyranthes longifolia |
Zephyranthes drummondii |
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cebolleta, copper zephyr-lily |
cebolleta, giant rain lily, prairie lily |
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Leaf | blade dull green, to 1(–2) mm wide. |
blade glaucous-green, to 8 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 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. |
Spathe | 2.1–3.1 cm. |
(3–)4–5 cm. |
2n | = 48. |
= 48, 72. |
Zephyranthes longifolia |
Zephyranthes drummondii |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–summer (May–Aug). | Flowering mid spring–mid summer (Mar–Aug). |
Habitat | Sandy, gravelly, calcareous, alkaline soils in highlands | Sandy/rocky, usually calcareous soils |
Elevation | 40–2400 m (100–7900 ft) | 0–900 m (0–3000 ft) |
Distribution |
AZ; NM; TX; Mexico
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FL; LA; TX; ne Mexico
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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.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 300. | FNA vol. 26, p. 299. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Zephyranthes | Liliaceae > Zephyranthes |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Cooperia pedunculata | |
Name authority | Hemsley: Diagn. Pl. Nov. Mexic., 55. (1880) | D. Don: in R. Sweet, Brit. Fl. Gard., ser. 2, 4: plate 328. (1836) |
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