Characteristics
Monocots
Zephyranthes atamasca (L.)Herb. var. atamasca
ATAMASCO LILY; RAINLILY
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Although originally published with epithet as "atamasca", the spelling "atamasco" was later used by Linnaeus and this orthography has been recently proposed for conservation (Flagg et al. 2016).
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Threatened-State
FACW (NWPL)
FACW (DEP)
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Classification
ASPARAGALES
Zephyranthes atamasca (L.)Herb. var. atamasca - ATAMASCO LILY; RAINLILY
Citation
ZEPHYRANTHES ATAMASCA (Linnaeus) Herbert, Appendix 36. 1821.
Amaryllis atamasca Linnaeus 1753.
VIRGINIA: Without data, Herb. Clifford 135, Amaryllis 4 (lectotype: BM). Lectotypified by Reveal, in C. E. Jarvis, Order out of Chaos 284. 2007.
Species Distribution Map
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