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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Zephyranthes candida
FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae
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Learn more about Zephyranthes from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Zephyranthes candida
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Zephyranthes candida
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26 (2002)
Zephyranthes candida
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 044-04-003:
Zephyranthes candida FAMILY Amaryllidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Atamosco candida
COMMON NAME:
Fall Rain-lily, Autumn Zephyrlily
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JK Marlow jkm180919_4822
September Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
Tepals not reflexed; stamens subequal; stigma capitate, ≤ 2mm beyond anthers, per Flora of North America.
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JK Marlow jkm180919_4823
September Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
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JK Marlow jkm180919_4826
September Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
Stigma capitate [vs. trifid in other species found in GA-NC-SC], per Weakley's Flora (2015).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Zephyranthes candida
FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Zephyranthes candida
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Zephyranthes candida
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26
Zephyranthes candida
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 044-04-003:
Zephyranthes candida
FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Atamosco candida
4080
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Cultivated, persistent or spreading from cultivation, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: South America
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
White to pink
6 tepals, perianth campanulate or funnelform
6 stamens
Inferior ovary
Inflorescence a single flower
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
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