Zephyranthes longifolia |
Zephyranthes rosea |
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cebolleta, copper zephyr-lily |
Cuban zephyrlily |
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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 rose pink, spreading, funnelform, 2.7–2.8 cm; perianth tube green, 0.2–0.3 cm, increasing in diam., ca. 1/10 or less of perianth length, ca. 1/5 filament length, ca. 1/8 spathe length; tepals not reflexed, distalmost not erect; stamens diverging, in 2 slightly subequal sets with anthers overlapping ca. 90 percent; filaments filiform, 1–1.7 cm; anthers 3–6 mm; style 1.8–2.7 cm, longer than perianth tube; stigma 3-fid, exserted ca. 1–5 mm beyond anthers; pedicel 1.5–3.2 cm, usually exceeding spathe. |
Spathe | 2.1–3.1 cm. |
2–2.8 cm. |
2n | = 48. |
= 24. |
Zephyranthes longifolia |
Zephyranthes rosea |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–summer (May–Aug). | Flowering spring–summer (Mar–Jul). |
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; Central America; West Indies [Introduced in North America] |
Discussion | Zephyranthes rosea has been widely distributed horticulturally. 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. 299. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Zephyranthes | Liliaceae > Zephyranthes |
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Name authority | Hemsley: Diagn. Pl. Nov. Mexic., 55. (1880) | Lindley: Bot. Reg. 10: plate 821. (1824) |
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