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Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: santo2010 on January 21, 2011, 01:42:02 AM

Title: Zephyranthes ID
Post by: santo2010 on January 21, 2011, 01:42:02 AM

Hy,
Does anyone know the name of this pretty zephyranthes?
It grows in sandy slopes, nearly without water.
I found it flowering at early summer.
Thanks!

Title: Re: Zephyranthes ID
Post by: Brian Ellis on January 21, 2011, 09:47:02 AM

Santo you don't say where you found it.  Have you had a look at

http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/zephyranthes

a very useful page!  :D

Title: Re: Zephyranthes ID
Post by: santo2010 on January 21, 2011, 03:37:16 PM

It is located in General Alvear, Mendoza. In Slopes far away from the city. I travelled around 50 km in an unpavimented road.
I had looked, but I think it's not there. Later I'll give it another look.
Thanks!

Title: Re: Zephyranthes ID
Post by: medstd on January 22, 2011, 10:32:47 AM

Can be 'Zephyranthes longifolia' ???

From http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxon=271

(http://swbiodiversity.org/images/vasc_herbarium_images/Liliaceae/photos/Lily_Zephyranthes_longifolia(1).JPG)

(http://swbiodiversity.org/images/vasc_herbarium_images/Liliaceae/photos/Lily_Zephyranthes_longifolia.JPG)

Title: Re: Zephyranthes ID
Post by: santo2010 on January 24, 2011, 02:44:31 PM

Hy, It's very similar. I don't know the distribution of Z. Longifolia.
In another forum it's been identified as Z. Filifolia.

Title: Re: Zephyranthes ID
Post by: medstd on January 24, 2011, 03:25:33 PM

Quote from: santo2010 on January 24, 2011, 02:44:31 PM

Hy, It's very similar. I don't know the distribution of Z. Longifolia.
In another forum it's been identified as Z. Filifolia.

Yes, At fist time, I think she is Zephyranthes filifolia too.

But after follow flow chart from http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=135293
They say, she name Zephyranthes longifolia

(http://www.bgbulbs.com/cpt/albums/userpics/10001/normal_zephfilifolia.jpg)    (http://www.bgbulbs.com/cpt/albums/userpics/10001/normal_Zephyranthes%20filifolia.jpg)
Photo of Zephyranthes filifolia from http://www.bgbulbs.com/cpt/thumbnails.php?album=2

And distribution of Zephyranthes longifolia from http://www.bonap.org/BONAPmaps2010/Zephyranthes.html

(http://www.bonap.org/BONAPmaps2010/map%20sized/Zephyranthes%20longifolia.png)