Zephyranthes longifolia |
Zephyranthes insularum |
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cebolleta, copper zephyr-lily |
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Leaf | blade dull green, to 1(–2) mm wide. |
blade dull green, to 5 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 to slightly inclined; perianth white, sometimes flushed pink abaxially, more so with age, funnelform, 3.6–4.6 cm; perianth tube green, 0.2–0.4 cm, increasing in diam., 1/10 or less of perianth length, ca. 1/4 filament length, ca. 1/6 spathe length; tepals not reflexed, distal 3 more erect than proximal 3; stamens diverging, in 2 distinctly subequal sets with anthers overlapping ca. 50 percent; filaments filiform, 1–1.3 cm; anthers 4–7 mm; style 2.2–2.5 cm, longer than perianth tube; stigma 3-fid, exserted ca. 10 mm beyond anthers; pedicel 2.3–3.3 cm, usually exceeding spathe. |
Spathe | 2.1–3.1 cm. |
2–2.8 cm. |
2n | = 48. |
= 28. |
Zephyranthes longifolia |
Zephyranthes insularum |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–summer (May–Aug). | Flowering summer (Jun–Aug). |
Habitat | Sandy, gravelly, calcareous, alkaline soils in highlands | Sandy loam |
Elevation | 40–2400 m (100–7900 ft) | 0–50 m (0–200 ft) |
Distribution |
AZ; NM; TX; Mexico
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FL; Mexico; West Indies (Cuba) [Introduced in North America] |
Discussion | Zephyranthes insularum was based on plants from a garden in Key West, Florida, and from Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba. Its native locale is uncertain. It persists and is locally adventive 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. 300. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Zephyranthes | Liliaceae > Zephyranthes |
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Name authority | Hemsley: Diagn. Pl. Nov. Mexic., 55. (1880) | H. H. Hume ex Moldenke: Pl. Life 8: 152. (1952) |
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