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Zephyranthes pulchella

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Zephyranthes pulchella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Zephyranthes
Species:
Z. pulchella
Binomial name
Zephyranthes pulchella
Synonyms[1]
  • Atamasco pulchella (J.G.Sm.) Greene
  • Hippeastrum pulchellum (J.G.Sm.) Christenh. & Byng

Zephyranthes pulchella, the showy zephyrlily,[2] is a perennial species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae. It is found from Texas to northeast Mexico at elevations of 0 to 400 meters from sea level.

Description

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It is a geophytic perennial herb that grows up to 16 inches tall.[2][1] The leaf blades are dull green, and are up to 3 mm wide. The spathe is 1.9 to 3.8 cm (0.75 to 1.50 in). The flowers are erect; the funnelform perianth is cadmium yellow, and is 1.9 to 6 cm (0.75 to 2.36 in); the perianth tube is green, and is 0.2 to 1 cm; the tepals are rarely reflexed; the stamens diverge, and appear equal; the filaments are filiform, and are 0.5 to 1.5 cm (0.20 to 0.59 in); the anthers are 3 to 7 mm; the style is longer than the perianth tube; the stigma is capitate, and is usually among the anthers; the pedicel is 0.3 to 4.4 cm (0.12 to 1.73 in), and is sometimes longer than the spathe.[3]

It flowers from May to December.[3]

Distribution and habitat

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It is found in Texas and northeast Mexico at elevations of 0 to 400 meters from sea level in sandy-loam open fields, swales, ditches and coastal plains.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Zephyranthes pulchella J.G.Sm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  2. ^ a b "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  3. ^ a b c "Zephyranthes pulchella - FNA". beta.floranorthamerica.org. Retrieved 2023-08-03.