Zephyranthes atamasco
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| clade: | Angiosperms |
| clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Tribe: | Hippeastreae |
| Genus: | Zephyranthes |
| Species: | Z. atamasco |
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| Zephyranthes atamasco (L.) Herb. |
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Zephyranthes atamasco, commonly known as the Atamasco Lily or more generally a Rain Lily, is native to the southeastern United States. It grows in swampy forests and coastal prairies, preferring acid boggy soils rich with leaf mold. Following the appearance of broad, grassy leaves in early winter, they bloom in March or April.
Its native range extends from Florida north to southern Virginia and west to Mississippi.[1]
[edit] Synonyms
- Zephyranthes atamasca[1]
- Amaryllis atamasco L., Sp. Pl.: 292. 1753.
- Note: Amaryllis atamasco Blanco = Hippeastrum miniatum
- Atamasco atamasco (L.) Greene, Pittonia 3: 187. 1897, nom. inval.
- Amaryllis aramasco L., Sp. Pl. ed. 2: 420. 1762, orth. var.
- Amaryllis atanasia Crantz, Inst. Rei Herb. 1: 486. 1766.
- Amaryllis pulchella Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 229. 1796.
- Amaryllis verecunda Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 229. 1796.
- Zephyranthes atamasco var. minor Herb., Amaryllidaceae: 171. 1837.
- Amaryllis virginiensis Oken, Allg. Naturgesch. 3(1): 544. 1841.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b 1. Zephyranthes atamasca (Linnaeus) Herbert, Flora of North America
- ^ Zephyranthes atamasco in The Plant List
- Garden Bulbs for the South (1994)
[edit] External links
- http://www.auburn.edu/~deancar/wfnotes/alily.htm
- http://www.floridanature.org/species.asp?species=Zephyranthes_atamasco
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