Amaryllidaceae
Zephyranthes

Zephyranthes atamasco (L.) Herb.

First published in Appendix: 36 (1821)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. U.S.A. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia

Introduced into:

Bermuda, Marianas

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1987). A Geographical Checklist of the Micronesian Monocotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 20: 19-129.
  • Fournet, J. (2002). Flore illustrée des phanérogames de Guadeloupe et de Martinique 2: 1325-2538. Gondwana editions.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Britton, N. (1918). Flora of Bermuda: 1-585. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1987). A Geographical Checklist of the Micronesian Monocotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 20: 19-129.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 1936 Cardenas, M. [1396] Bolivia K000322350 Type Yes
Hume, H.H.; Hume, H.N. [1275] United States K002464443 No
Hume, H.H. [1308] United States K002464450 No
[C. S. C] [s.n.] United States K002464433 No
Hume, H.H. [1367] United States K002464447 No
{Hume, H.H.; Knight; West, E.; Hume; Hume} [1310] United States K002464445 No
{Exploration Party} [s.n.] United States K002464454 No
Taylor, P.G. [13072] United States K002464452 No
Hume, H.H.; West, E. [1365] United States K002464448 No
Hume, H.H.; West, E. [1357] United States K002464451 No
Hume, H.H.; Hume, H.N. [1277] United States K002464439 No
Hume, H.H. [s.n.] United States K002464458 No
Hume, H.N. [1353] United States K002464457 No
[W.D]; Buckley, [S.B.] [s.n.] United States K002464434 No
Hume, H.H.; Shealy, A.L. [1312] United States K002464444 No
Hume, H.H.; Hume, E.W.; Hume, H.H. [1369] United States K002464456 No
Hume, H.H. [1317] United States K002464442 No
Hume, H.H.; Evers, O. [s.n.] United States K002464437 No
{Hume, H.H.; Knight; West, E.; Hume; Hume} [1318] United States K002464449 No
{Hume, H.H.; Knight; West, E.; Hume; Hume} [1309] United States K002464441 No
[Broneke] [s.n.] United States K002464432 No
Schallert, P.O. [s.n.] United States K002464435 No
Curtiss, A.H. [6347] United States K002464455 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002464438 No
Hume, H.H.; Shealy, A.L.; Gratz, L.O. [1311] United States K002464446 No
{Hume, H.H.; Knight; West, E.; Hume; Hume} [1319] United States K002464440 No
{Metcalf} [2] K002464436 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0