Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Zephyranthes treatiae
FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Zephyranthes treatiae
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Zephyranthes treatiae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26 (2002)
Zephyranthes treatiae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Zephyranthes atamasca var. treatiae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Atamosco treatiae
COMMON NAME:
Rain-lily, Treat's Zephyr-lily
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Zephyranthes treatiae
FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Zephyranthes treatiae
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Zephyranthes treatiae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26
Zephyranthes treatiae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Zephyranthes atamasca var. treatiae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Atamosco treatiae
3144
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Wet savannas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia
Uncommon
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring
White
6 tepals, perianth campanulate or funnelform
6 stamens with pale orange anthers
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Lustrous black
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p110
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p362
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