Zephyranthes atamasco (L.) Herb.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Zephyranthes

Characteristics

Perigone about 7.5 cm long, white.
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A bulb plant.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.14 - 0.19
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
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OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

CAUTION: It is probably toxic unless treated. The bulbs were eaten as a famine food.
Uses environmental use medicinal poison
Edible bulbs roots
Therapeutic use Poison (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Zephyranthes atamasco habit picture by Brad Kelley (cc-by-sa)
Zephyranthes atamasco habit picture by Brad Kelley (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Zephyranthes atamasco leaf picture by Brad Kelley (cc-by-sa)
Zephyranthes atamasco leaf picture by Matt Miller (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Zephyranthes atamasco flower picture by CatieLynn_RN (cc-by-sa)
Zephyranthes atamasco flower picture by David Smith (cc-by-sa)
Zephyranthes atamasco flower picture by Brad Kelley (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Zephyranthes atamasco world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Bermuda, Georgia, and Nicaragua

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:270918-2
WFO ID wfo-0000752475
COL ID 5D2TW
BDTFX ID 4051
INPN ID 630919
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Synonyms

Atamasco atamasco Amaryllis aramasco Amaryllis atamasco Amaryllis atanasia Amaryllis verecunda Amaryllis x virginiensis Zephyranthes atamasco var. minor Amaryllis pulchella Zephyranthes atamasco