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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Zephyranthes simpsonii
FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Zephyranthes simpsonii
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 044-04-002:
Zephyranthes simpsonii
FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Atamosco simpsonii
COMMON NAME:
Florida Atamasco Lily, Red-margined Atamasco Lily, Rain-lily
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_zephyranthes_simsonii
July
Similar to Z. atamasca but with the pistil shorter than the stamens, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Zephyranthes simpsonii
FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Zephyranthes simpsonii
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 044-04-002:
Zephyranthes simpsonii
FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Atamosco simpsonii
3842
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: Dry to dry-mesic sandy soils (usually with admixture of shell hash) of coastal fringe sandhills or mainland maritime forests, usually associated with Quercus hemisphaerica, on barrier islands or within about 10 km of the ocean (NC, SC), pine flatwoods (FL, GA), per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal
FLOWER:
Spring
Tepals mostly white at base, tips usually pink
Bisexual
6 tepals, perianth campanulate or funnelform
6 stamens
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
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