- Source: Zephyranthes simpsonii
Zephyranthes simpsonii, known by a number of common names including redmargin zephyr-lily, Simpson's zephyr-lily and Simpson's rain-lily, 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.
Description
It is a geophytic perennial herb that grows up to 10 inches (25 cm) 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.
It flowers from February to May.
Distribution and habitat
It is found in the southeastern United States (Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina).
= Habitat
=It grows in peaty-sandy soil, coastal plains and rarely piedmont at elevations of 0 to 100 meters from sea level.
