| Zephyranthes pulchella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Genus: | Zephyranthes |
| Species: | Z. pulchella |
| Binomial name | |
| Zephyranthes pulchella J.G.Sm. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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
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
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
- 1 2 3 "Zephyranthes pulchella J.G.Sm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
- 1 2 "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
- 1 2 3 "Zephyranthes pulchella - FNA". beta.floranorthamerica.org. Retrieved 2023-08-03.