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  Name ''Zephyranthes atamasco''
  Regnum Plant ae
  Divisio Magnoliophyta
  Classis Liliopsida
  Ordo Asparagales
  Familia Amaryllidaceae
  Genus '' Zephyranthes ''
  Species '''''Z atamasco'''''
  Binomial ''Zephyranthes atamasco''
  Binomial Authority (L) Herb


''Zephyranthes atamasco'', commonly known as the atamasco lily or more generally a rain lily or Easter Lily , is native to the southeastern United States. It grows in swampy forests and coastal prairies, preferring acid boggy soils rich with lead mold. Following the appearance of broad, grassy leaves in early winter, they bloom in March or April.


REFERENCES AND EXTERNAL LINKS

  • Garden Bulbs for the South (1994)

  • http://www.auburn.edu/~deancar/wfnotes/alily.htm

  • http://www.floridanature.org/species.asp?species=Zephyranthes_atamasco