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

Zephyranthes simpsonii, known by a number of common names including redmargin zephyr-lily, Simpson's zephyr-lily and Simpson's rain-lily,[2] is a geophytic perennial herb that grows up to 10 inches tall. It is found from the southeastern United States.

Taxonomy

It was first named and described in 1892 by Alvan Wentworth Chapman.[3]

Description

It is a geophytic perennial herb that grows up to 10 inches tall. The leaf blades are dull green, and are up to 4 mm wide. The spathe is 1.7 to 4.2 cm (0.67 to 1.65 in). The flowers are erect; the funnelform perianth is 4 to 10 cm (1.6 to 3.9 in), and is mostly white proximally, often with pink or purple distally; the perianth tube is 1.4 to 4 cm (0.55 to 1.57 in), and is green; the tepals slightly diverge, and are rarely reflexed; The stamens diverge, and appear equal; the filaments are filiform, and are 1.5 to 3.2 cm (0.59 to 1.26 in); the anthers are 3 to 8 mm; the style is longer than the perianth tube; the stigma is 3-fid, and is usually among or below the anthers. The pedicel is absent or up to 1.5 cm.[4]

It flowers from February to May.[4]

Distribution and habitat

It is found in the southeastern United States (Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina).[4][5]

Habitat

It grows in peaty-sandy soil, coastal plains and rarely piedmont at elevations of 0 to 100 meters from sea level.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Zephyranthes simpsonii Chapm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  2. ↑ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  3. ↑ "Zephyranthes simpsonii | International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Zephyranthes simpsonii - FNA". floranorthamerica.org. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  5. ↑ "USDA Plants Database". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
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