Zephyranthes longifolia |
Zephyranthes traubii |
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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 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 |
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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 |
AZ; NM; TX; Mexico
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TX; ne Mexico |
Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 300. | FNA vol. 26, p. 302. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Zephyranthes | Liliaceae > Zephyranthes |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Cooperia traubii | |
Name authority | Hemsley: Diagn. Pl. Nov. Mexic., 55. (1880) | (W. Hayward) Moldenke: Pl. Life 7: 79. (1951) |
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