Zephyranthes longifolia |
Zephyranthes smallii |
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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; perianth lemon yellow, salverform to broadly funnelform, 2.5–9 cm; perianth tube yellowish green, 1.1–4.4 cm, diam. uniform, ca. 1/2 perianth length, ca. 3–5 times filament length, somewhat shorter than spathe; tepals usually reflexed; stamens fasciculate to semifasciculate, appearing equal; filaments subulate, 0.4–0.9 cm, apex acute; anthers 3–7 mm; style longer than perianth tube; stigma capitate, among or exserted more than 2 mm beyond anthers; pedicel (0–)0.1–3.5 cm, shorter than spathe. |
Spathe | 2.1–3.1 cm. |
2.2–4.6 cm. |
2n | = 48. |
= 53, 54, 58, 70, 72. |
Zephyranthes longifolia |
Zephyranthes smallii |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–summer (May–Aug). | Flowering early fall (Sep–Oct). |
Habitat | Sandy, gravelly, calcareous, alkaline soils in highlands | Low, sandy loam, open fields, swales, ditches |
Elevation | 40–2400 m (100–7900 ft) | 0–10 m (0–0 ft) |
Distribution |
AZ; NM; TX; Mexico
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TX |
Discussion | Morphology, cytology, and distribution suggest that Zephyranthes smallii (predominantly 2n = 54) arose from hybridization between Z. pulchella (2n = 48) and Z. chlorosolen (2n = 60 in Cameron County) in Brownsville. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 300. | FNA vol. 26, p. 301. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Zephyranthes | Liliaceae > Zephyranthes |
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Synonyms | Cooperia smallii | |
Name authority | Hemsley: Diagn. Pl. Nov. Mexic., 55. (1880) | (Alexander) Traub: Pl. Life 7: 42. (1951) |
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