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Rain lilies
Zephyranthes
Zephyranthes /ˌzɛfɪˈrænθiːz/ is a genus of temperate and tropical plants in the Amaryllis family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae, native to the Western Hemisphere and widely cultivated as ornamentals. There are over 70 recognized species, as well as numerous hybrids and cultivars. Common names for species in this genus include fairy lily, rainflower, zephyr lily, magic lily, Atamasco lily, and rain lily.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Drummond's rain lily
speciesZephyranthes drummondii

Brazos rain-lily
speciesZephyranthes chlorosolen

Rose Pink Zephyr Lily
speciesZephyranthes carinata

White rain-lily
speciesZephyranthes candida

Atamasco Lily
speciesZephyranthes atamasco

Rio Grande copper lily
speciesZephyranthes tubispatha

Foster's zephyrlily
speciesZephyranthes fosteri

Aztec Lily
speciesZephyranthes formosissima

pink rain lily
speciesZephyranthes robusta

Citron zephyrlily
speciesZephyranthes citrina

Oxblood Lily
speciesZephyranthes bifida

Cuban zephyrlily
speciesZephyranthes rosea

Zephyranthes advena
speciesZephyranthes advena

rosepink zephyr lily
speciesZephyranthes minuta

Zephyranthes bagnoldii
speciesZephyranthes bagnoldii

Copper Zephyr-lily
speciesZephyranthes longifolia

Simpson's zephyr lily
speciesZephyranthes simpsonii

Traub's Rain-lily
speciesZephyranthes traubii

Zephyranthes phycelloides
speciesZephyranthes phycelloides

Zephyranthes mesochloa
speciesZephyranthes mesochloa

Showy Zephyrlily
speciesZephyranthes pulchella

Zephyranthes gilliesiana
speciesZephyranthes gilliesiana

Zephyranthes monantha
speciesZephyranthes monantha

Zephyranthes concolor
speciesZephyranthes concolor

Zephyranthes alba
speciesZephyranthes alba

Zephyranthes splendens
speciesZephyranthes splendens

Zephyranthes cearensis
speciesZephyranthes cearensis

Zephyranthes andina
speciesZephyranthes andina

Zephyranthes jamesonii
speciesZephyranthes jamesonii

Zephyranthes filifolia
speciesZephyranthes filifolia

Zephyranthes americana
speciesZephyranthes americana

Zephyranthes sarae
speciesZephyranthes sarae

Zephyranthes sprekeliopsis
speciesZephyranthes sprekeliopsis

Zephyranthes sylvatica
speciesZephyranthes sylvatica

Zephyranthes brachyandra
speciesZephyranthes brachyandra

Zephyranthes minima
speciesZephyranthes minima

island zephyr lily
speciesZephyranthes insularum

Zephyranthes brevipes
speciesZephyranthes brevipes

zephyrlily
speciesZephyranthes treatiae

Zephyranthes araucana
speciesZephyranthes araucana

Zephyranthes graciliflora
speciesZephyranthes graciliflora

Zephyranthes tenuiflora
speciesZephyranthes tenuiflora

Habranthus cardenasianus
speciesHabranthus cardenasianus

Zephyranthes gracilifolia
speciesZephyranthes gracilifolia

Zephyranthes moelleri
speciesZephyranthes moelleri

Zephyranthes estensis
speciesZephyranthes estensis

Zephyranthes miradorensis
speciesZephyranthes miradorensis

Zephyranthes sessilis
speciesZephyranthes sessilis

Zephyranthes montana
speciesZephyranthes montana

Zephyranthes cisandina
speciesZephyranthes cisandina

Zephyranthes maculata
speciesZephyranthes maculata

Puerto Rico zephyr lily
speciesZephyranthes puertoricensis

Zephyranthes guatemalensis
speciesZephyranthes guatemalensis

Zephyranthes chichimeca
speciesZephyranthes chichimeca

Zephyranthes longituba
speciesZephyranthes longituba

Zephyranthes martinezii
speciesZephyranthes martinezii

Zephyranthes laeta
speciesZephyranthes laeta
Zephyranthes lindleyana
speciesZephyranthes lindleyana

Zephyranthes pedunculosa
speciesZephyranthes pedunculosa

Zephyranthes pseudoconcolor
speciesZephyranthes pseudoconcolor
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 120027.