Zephyranthes atamasco

Zephyranthes atamasco

Taxobox
name = "Zephyranthes atamasco"


regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Asparagales
familia = Amaryllidaceae
genus = "Zephyranthes"
species = "Z. atamasco"
binomial = "Zephyranthes atamasco"
binomial_authority = (L.) Herb.

"Zephyranthes atamasco", commonly known as the atamasco lily or more generally a rain lily or Easter lily, is native to the southeastern United States. It grows in swampy forests and coastal prairies, preferring acid boggy soils rich with lead mold. Following the appearance of broad, grassy leaves in early winter, they bloom in March or April.

References and external links

*Garden Bulbs for the South (1994)
*http://www.auburn.edu/~deancar/wfnotes/alily.htm
*http://www.floridanature.org/species.asp?species=Zephyranthes_atamasco


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  • atamasco lily — /at euh mas koh, at / a plant, Zephyranthes atamasco, of the amaryllis family, of the southeastern U.S., bearing a single white lilylike flower sometimes tinged with purple. Also called fairy lily. [1620 30, Amer.; earlier attamusco < Virginia… …   Universalium

  • atamasco lily — at′a•mas′co lil′y [[t]ˈæt əˈmæs koʊ, ˌæt [/t]] n. pln a plant of the southeastern U.S., Zephyranthes atamasco, of the amaryllis family, bearing a single white lilylike flower sometimes tinged with purple • Etymology: 1620–30, amer.; earlier… …   From formal English to slang

  • atamasco lily — ☆ atamasco lily [at΄ə mas′kō ] n. [Virginia Algonquian attamusco] any of a genus (Zephyranthes) of bulbous plants of the lily family, with hollow stems, grassy leaves, and funnel shaped flowers of yellow, pink, red, or purple tinged white …   English World dictionary

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