Zephyranthes longifolia |
Zephyranthes pulchella |
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cebolleta, copper zephyr-lily |
cebolleta, showy zephyrlily |
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Leaf | blade dull green, to 1(–2) mm wide. |
blade dull green, to 3 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 cadmium yellow, funnelform, (1.9–)2.2–4(–6) cm; perianth tube green, (0.2–)0.5–0.9(–1) cm, increasing in diam., less than 1/4 perianth length, ca. 1/2 (1/5–2/3) filament length, ca. 1/6 (1/8–1/4) spathe length; tepals rarely reflexed; stamens diverging, appearing equal; filaments filiform, (0.5–)0.7–1.1(–1.5) cm; anthers 3–7 mm; style longer than perianth tube; stigma capitate, usually among anthers; pedicel (0.3–)1.4–3.3(–4.4) cm, sometimes longer than spathe. |
Spathe | 2.1–3.1 cm. |
1.9–3.8 cm. |
2n | = 48. |
= 48. |
Zephyranthes longifolia |
Zephyranthes pulchella |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–summer (May–Aug). | Flowering late spring–late fall (May–Dec). |
Habitat | Sandy, gravelly, calcareous, alkaline soils in highlands | Primarily low, sandy-loam open fields, swales, ditches, coastal plains |
Elevation | 40–2400 m (100–7900 ft) | 0–400 m (0–1300 ft) |
Distribution |
AZ; NM; TX; Mexico
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TX; ne Mexico |
Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 300. | FNA vol. 26, p. 300. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Zephyranthes | Liliaceae > Zephyranthes |
Sibling taxa | ||
Name authority | Hemsley: Diagn. Pl. Nov. Mexic., 55. (1880) | J. G. Smith: Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 6: 114, plate 52. (1895) |
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