ZEPHYRANTHES ATAMASCO

Scientific Name: Zephyranthes atamasco (L.) Herber.

Common Name: Atamasco Lily.

Family: AMARYLLIDACEAE

Bulbous, glabrous, scapose perennials. Leaves linear, sheathing at the base. Flower solitary, terminal, subtended by a tubular sheathing membranous bract which splits open on one side for about 1/2 its length, usually bifurcate at apex by a shorter split; Leaves 2-4 dm long and 3-8 mm wide. Scape 1-2.5 dm tall, pedicel considerably shorter than the spathe, 0.4-1.5 cm long. Perianth parts 6, united, white, rarely pink, campanulate; stamens 6, 5-8 cm long,attached to the perianth tube. Stigmas 3 ,exceeding the stamens by 0.5-2cm. Capsule many-seeded, perianth not persistent. Seeds flat, lustrous black. (n=12) Late March-April; May-June . Low woods and wet meadows, common; coastal plain and lower piedmont. [Va., Ga., Fla., Ala., Miss.]
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