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cebolleta, copper zephyr-lily

Leaf

blade dull green, to 1(–2) mm wide.

blade dull green, to 1 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 white, sometimes tinged and veined pink, salverform, (11–)12–15.4 cm;

perianth tube primarily white, 9–12.6 cm, diam. uniform, 3/4 or more perianth length, at least 15 times filament length, 3–5 times spathe length;

tepals often reflexed;

stamens fasciculate, appearing equal;

filaments subulate, 0.2–0.4 cm, apex blunt;

anthers 4–8 mm;

style longer than perianth tube;

stigma capitate, exserted more than 2 mm beyond anthers;

pedicel absent.

Spathe

2.1–3.1 cm.

(2–)3–4 cm.

2n

= 48.

= 24.

Zephyranthes longifolia

Zephyranthes traubii

Phenology Flowering late spring–summer (May–Aug). Flowering early summer–mid fall (Jul–Nov).
Habitat Sandy, gravelly, calcareous, alkaline soils in highlands Primarily sandy loam, open fields, coastal plains
Elevation 40–2400 m (100–7900 ft) 0–100 m (0–300 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AZ; NM; TX; Mexico
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from FNA
TX; ne Mexico
Source FNA vol. 26, p. 300. FNA vol. 26, p. 302.
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. rosea, Z. simpsonii, Z. smallii, Z. treatiae
Synonyms Cooperia traubii
Name authority Hemsley: Diagn. Pl. Nov. Mexic., 55. (1880) (W. Hayward) Moldenke: Pl. Life 7: 79. (1951)
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