Native plant · AMARYLLIDACEAE
Zephyranthes atamasca var. atamasca
ATAMASCO LILY; RAINLILY
Also known as: Zephyranthes atamasco
Florida native plant record
This profile summarizes published Florida Seed Bank directory data for Zephyranthes atamasca var. atamasca. County information reflects documented specimen or occurrence evidence and does not guarantee current presence at a site.
- Scientific name
- Zephyranthes atamasca var. atamasca
- Family
- AMARYLLIDACEAE
- Genus
- Zephyranthes
- Order
- ASPARAGALES
- Classification
- Monocots
- Recorded status
- Native; Threatened-State; FACW (NWPL); FACW (DEP)
- Recorded synonyms
- Zephyranthes atamasco
- Florida range
- Panhandle · Central Florida · North Florida
- Vouchered / Found in Florida
- Jackson; Hernando; Suwannee; Clay; Nassau; Duval; St. Johns; Gadsden; Hamilton; Leon; Walton; Marion; Calhoun; Union; Wakulla; Taylor; Dixie; Lafayette; Citrus; Jefferson
Verified ecology and propagation
- Native habitat
- hammock; wetland
- Mature size
- small; flowering stalks 8-15 inches
- Restoration considerations
- Source listed Zephyranthes atamasco; catalog recognizes variety atamasca. Verify exact taxon and ecology at collection site.
Where documented in Florida
Jackson; Hernando; Suwannee; Clay; Nassau; Duval; St. Johns; Gadsden; Hamilton; Leon; Walton; Marion; Calhoun; Union; Wakulla; Taylor; Dixie; Lafayette; Citrus; Jefferson
Historical specimen evidence; current presence and complete county coverage are not confirmed.
Related Florida native plants in Zephyranthes
- Zephyranthes atamasca var. treatiae — TREAT'S ZEPHYRLILY; TREAT'S RAINLILY; zephyrlily
- Zephyranthes simpsonii — REDMARGIN ZEPHYRLILY; SIMPSON'S ZEPHYRLILY; Simpson's zephyr lily
Data provenance
Florida Seed Bank preserves source attribution and separates documented records from interpretation. See the plant data credits for directory sourcing and licensing notes.