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cebolleta, copper zephyr-lily

Cuban zephyrlily

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

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
from FNA
AZ; NM; TX; Mexico
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from FNA
FL; Mexico; Central America; West Indies [Introduced in North America]
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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.)

Source FNA vol. 26, p. 300. FNA vol. 26, p. 299.
Parent taxa Liliaceae > Zephyranthes Liliaceae > Zephyranthes
Sibling taxa
Z. atamasca, Z. candida, Z. chlorosolen, Z. citrina, Z. drummondii, Z. grandiflora, Z. insularum, Z. jonesii, Z. pulchella, Z. refugiensis, Z. rosea, Z. simpsonii, Z. smallii, Z. traubii, Z. treatiae
Z. atamasca, Z. candida, Z. chlorosolen, Z. citrina, Z. drummondii, Z. grandiflora, Z. insularum, Z. jonesii, Z. longifolia, Z. pulchella, Z. refugiensis, Z. simpsonii, Z. smallii, Z. traubii, Z. treatiae
Name authority Hemsley: Diagn. Pl. Nov. Mexic., 55. (1880) Lindley: Bot. Reg. 10: plate 821. (1824)
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