Zephyranthes pulchella

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.

Zephyranthes pulchella
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]
Atamasco pulchella (J.G.Sm.) Greene Hippeastrum pulchellum (J.G.Sm.) Christenh. & Byng

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]