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==Taxonomic Notes==
 
==Taxonomic Notes==
Synonym(s): ''Atamosco treatiae'' (S. Watson) Greene; ''Z. atamasca'' (Linnaeus) Herbert var. ''treatiae'' (S. Watson) Meerow<ref name="Weakley 2015"/><ref name="USDA"/>
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Synonym(s): ''Atamosco treatiae'' (S. Watson) Greene; ''Z. atamasca'' (Linnaeus) Herbert var. ''treatiae'' (S. Watson) Meerow; ''Z. atamasco'' (L.) Herb. <ref name="Weakley 2015"/><ref name="USDA"/><ref> Burrows, G.E., Tyrl, R.J. 2001. Toxic Plants of North America. Iowa State Press.</ref>
  
 
==Description==  
 
==Description==  
 
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''Z. treatiae'' is a monoecious perennial forb/herb<ref name="USDA"/> that can reach heights of 10 in (0.25 m).<ref name="Ladybird">Plant database: ''Zephyranthes treatiae.'' (15 December 2017).Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. URL: https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ZETR</ref> They are typically found singly or loosely clumped<ref name="Flagg & Smith 2008"/> and can hybridize with species of ''Z. atamasco''.<ref>Broyles S. B. and Wyatt R. (1991). The breeding system of ''Zephyranthes atamasco'' (Amaryllidaceae). Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 118(2):137-140.</ref>
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''Z. treatiae'' is a monoecious perennial forb/herb<ref name="USDA"/> that can reach heights of 10 in (0.25 m).<ref name="Ladybird">Plant database: ''Zephyranthes treatiae.'' (15 December 2017).Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. URL: https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ZETR</ref> They are typically found singly or loosely clumped<ref name="Flagg & Smith 2008"/> and can hybridize with species of ''Z. atamasco''.<ref>Broyles S. B. and Wyatt R. (1991). The breeding system of ''Zephyranthes atamasco'' (Amaryllidaceae). Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 118(2):137-140.</ref>Perianth tube > 1cm long, segments spreading. Leaves1-2 cm wide.<ref>Austin D. 2000 Discovering Florida's Ethnobotany with Dr. Dan Austin Rain Lilies Palmetto 20(3):14-16</ref>
  
 
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''Zephyranthes treatiae'' is associated with wet savannas<ref name="Weakley 2015"/> and pine flatwoods.<ref name="Flagg & Smith 2008">Flagg R. O. and Smith G. L. (2008). Delineation and distribution of ''Zephyranthes'' species (Amaryllidaceae) endemic to the southeastern United States. Castanea 73(3):216-227.</ref>
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''Zephyranthes treatiae'' has been found in wet savannas<ref name="Weakley 2015"/>, pine flatwoods, low pinelands, live oak woodlands, swamps, and xeric pine plantations.<ref name="Flagg & Smith 2008">Flagg R. O. and Smith G. L. (2008). Delineation and distribution of ''Zephyranthes'' species (Amaryllidaceae) endemic to the southeastern United States. Castanea 73(3):216-227.</ref><ref name="SAT"> Angelo State University Herbarium accessed using Southeastern Regional Network of Expertise and Collections (SERNEC) data portal. URL: http://sernecportal.org/portal/collections/index.php Last accessed: June 2021. Collectors: Stanely D. Jones. States and Counties: Florida: Wakulla. Texas: Leon.</ref><ref name="ASU"> Arizona State University Vascular Plant Herbarium accessed using Southeastern Regional Network of Expertise and Collections (SERNEC) data portal. URL: http://sernecportal.org/portal/collections/index.php Last accessed: June 2021. Collectors: H.H. Hume. States and Counties: Florida: Polk.</ref><ref name="CM"> Carnegie Museum of Natural History Herbarium accessed using Southeastern Regional Network of Expertise and Collections (SERNEC) data portal. URL: http://sernecportal.org/portal/collections/index.php Last accessed: June 2021. Collectors: A.H. Curtiss. States and Counties: Florida: Duval.</ref>
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It is also found in disturbed areas including mowed sod near flatwoods and roadsides.<ref>Austin D. 2000 Discovering Florida's Ethnobotany with Dr. Dan Austin Rain Lilies Palmetto 20(3):14-16</ref><ref name="EKY"> Eastern Kentucky University, Ronald L. Jones Herbarium accessed using Southeastern Regional Network of Expertise and Collections (SERNEC) data portal. URL: http://sernecportal.org/portal/collections/index.php Last accessed: June 2021. Collectors: V. E. McNeilus. States and Counties: Georgia: Echols.</ref>
  
 
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Populations of ''Zephyranthes treatiae'' have been known to persist through repeated annual burning.<ref>Platt, W.J., R. Carter, G. Nelson, W. Baker, S. Hermann, J. Kane, L. Anderson, M. Smith, K. Robertson. 2021. Unpublished species list of Wade Tract old-growth longleaf pine savanna, Thomasville, Georgia.</ref>
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Mentioned as "Flowering in the spring, especially after fires".<ref>Austin D. 2000 Discovering Florida's Ethnobotany with Dr. Dan Austin Rain Lilies Palmetto 20(3):14-16</ref>
 
Mentioned as "Flowering in the spring, especially after fires".<ref>Austin D. 2000 Discovering Florida's Ethnobotany with Dr. Dan Austin Rain Lilies Palmetto 20(3):14-16</ref>
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The bulb of ''Zephyranthes treatiae'' is toxic, and if ingested will cause severe digestive irritation. This species is known to kill both cattle and deer.<ref> Burrows, G.E., Tyrl, R.J. 2001. Toxic Plants of North America. Iowa State Press.</ref> Digesting charcoal may relieve symptoms.<ref> Burrows, G.E., Tyrl, R.J. 2001. Toxic Plants of North America. Iowa State Press.</ref>  
 
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==Conservation and Management==
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==Conservation, cultivation, and restoration==
  
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==Cultural use==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
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==References and notes==
 
==References and notes==

Latest revision as of 17:36, 18 July 2022

Zephyranthes treatiae
Zephyranthes treatiae SEF.jpg
Photo by John Gwaltney hosted at Southeastern Flora.com
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida - Moncots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Zephyranthes
Species: Z. treatiae
Binomial name
Zephyranthes treatiae
S. Watson
ZEPH TREA DIST.JPG
Natural range of Zephyranthes treatiae from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common Name(s): zephyrlily,[1][2] Treat's zephyr-lily[2]

Taxonomic Notes

Synonym(s): Atamosco treatiae (S. Watson) Greene; Z. atamasca (Linnaeus) Herbert var. treatiae (S. Watson) Meerow; Z. atamasco (L.) Herb. [1][2][3]

Description

Z. treatiae is a monoecious perennial forb/herb[2] that can reach heights of 10 in (0.25 m).[4] They are typically found singly or loosely clumped[5] and can hybridize with species of Z. atamasco.[6]Perianth tube > 1cm long, segments spreading. Leaves1-2 cm wide.[7]

Distribution

It can be found in southern portions of Georgia, south to central penisular Florida,[1][2] with occurrences in Alabama and Louisiana. In Florida, Z. treatiae is listed as a threatened species.[2][8]

Ecology

Habitat

Zephyranthes treatiae has been found in wet savannas[1], pine flatwoods, low pinelands, live oak woodlands, swamps, and xeric pine plantations.[5][9][10][11]

It is also found in disturbed areas including mowed sod near flatwoods and roadsides.[12][13]

Phenology

It flowers between January and April, peaking in March,[4][14] and producing white flowers that fade to pink.[4] Flowers are broadly funnelform with reflexed perianth segments and exserted stigmas.[5]

Fire ecology

Populations of Zephyranthes treatiae have been known to persist through repeated annual burning.[15]

Mentioned as "Flowering in the spring, especially after fires".[16]

Herbivory and toxicology

The bulb of Zephyranthes treatiae is toxic, and if ingested will cause severe digestive irritation. This species is known to kill both cattle and deer.[17] Digesting charcoal may relieve symptoms.[18]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Weakley A. S.(2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  2. Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 USDA, NRCS. (2016). The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 15 December 2017). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.
  3. Jump up Burrows, G.E., Tyrl, R.J. 2001. Toxic Plants of North America. Iowa State Press.
  4. Jump up to: 4.0 4.1 4.2 Plant database: Zephyranthes treatiae. (15 December 2017).Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. URL: https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ZETR
  5. Jump up to: 5.0 5.1 5.2 Flagg R. O. and Smith G. L. (2008). Delineation and distribution of Zephyranthes species (Amaryllidaceae) endemic to the southeastern United States. Castanea 73(3):216-227.
  6. Jump up Broyles S. B. and Wyatt R. (1991). The breeding system of Zephyranthes atamasco (Amaryllidaceae). Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 118(2):137-140.
  7. Jump up Austin D. 2000 Discovering Florida's Ethnobotany with Dr. Dan Austin Rain Lilies Palmetto 20(3):14-16
  8. Jump up Flagg R. O. (2014). Rain-lilies (Amaryllidaceae) of U.S.A. and Mexico. SE Biology 61(1):84-100.
  9. Jump up Angelo State University Herbarium accessed using Southeastern Regional Network of Expertise and Collections (SERNEC) data portal. URL: http://sernecportal.org/portal/collections/index.php Last accessed: June 2021. Collectors: Stanely D. Jones. States and Counties: Florida: Wakulla. Texas: Leon.
  10. Jump up Arizona State University Vascular Plant Herbarium accessed using Southeastern Regional Network of Expertise and Collections (SERNEC) data portal. URL: http://sernecportal.org/portal/collections/index.php Last accessed: June 2021. Collectors: H.H. Hume. States and Counties: Florida: Polk.
  11. Jump up Carnegie Museum of Natural History Herbarium accessed using Southeastern Regional Network of Expertise and Collections (SERNEC) data portal. URL: http://sernecportal.org/portal/collections/index.php Last accessed: June 2021. Collectors: A.H. Curtiss. States and Counties: Florida: Duval.
  12. Jump up Austin D. 2000 Discovering Florida's Ethnobotany with Dr. Dan Austin Rain Lilies Palmetto 20(3):14-16
  13. Jump up Eastern Kentucky University, Ronald L. Jones Herbarium accessed using Southeastern Regional Network of Expertise and Collections (SERNEC) data portal. URL: http://sernecportal.org/portal/collections/index.php Last accessed: June 2021. Collectors: V. E. McNeilus. States and Counties: Georgia: Echols.
  14. Jump up Nelson G. (15 December 2017) PanFlora. Retrieved from gilnelson.com/PanFlora/
  15. Jump up Platt, W.J., R. Carter, G. Nelson, W. Baker, S. Hermann, J. Kane, L. Anderson, M. Smith, K. Robertson. 2021. Unpublished species list of Wade Tract old-growth longleaf pine savanna, Thomasville, Georgia.
  16. Jump up Austin D. 2000 Discovering Florida's Ethnobotany with Dr. Dan Austin Rain Lilies Palmetto 20(3):14-16
  17. Jump up Burrows, G.E., Tyrl, R.J. 2001. Toxic Plants of North America. Iowa State Press.
  18. Jump up Burrows, G.E., Tyrl, R.J. 2001. Toxic Plants of North America. Iowa State Press.