Rain Lily
Zephyranthes citrina
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Rajasthan, West Bengal & more
- Flowering
- June-July
How to identify Rain Lily
Identify Rain Lily by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf shape: Grass-like narrow.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: June-July.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Amaryllidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Rain Lily.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Zephyranthes citrina
- Genus
- Zephyranthes
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Cultivated and escape
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-July
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Grass-like narrowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Basal
Characters marked “recorded” are for Rain Lily itself; the rest are typical of the Amaryllidaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Umbel
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Rain Lily itself; the rest are typical of the Amaryllidaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Rain Lily
A member of the Amaryllidaceae family, Rain Lily (Zephyranthes citrina) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Rajasthan, West Bengal and 11 other states. It is cultivated and escape. Flowering and fruiting run from June to July.
Amaryllidaceae
Amaryllis Family
Rain Lily belongs to the Amaryllidaceae family.
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