How to identify Rio Grande Copper Lily
Identify Rio Grande Copper Lily by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Confirm leaf shape: Linear.
- Confirm flower colour: Rose-red.
- In India, compare location records such as Gujarat.
- Confirm it sits within the Amaryllidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Rio Grande Copper Lily.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Zephyranthes rosea
- Genus
- Zephyranthes
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Found in India
- Gujarat
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- LinearrecordedVery long and narrow with roughly parallel sides.“They bear five to six narrow and flattened dark green linear leaves, about 3 to 4 mm (0.12 to 0.16 in) wide, from spherical tunicate bulbs around 1.5 to 2.5 centimetres (0.59 to 0.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Basal
Characters marked “recorded” are for Rio Grande Copper Lily itself; the rest are typical of the Amaryllidaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Rose-redrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Umbel
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Rio Grande Copper Lily itself; the rest are typical of the Amaryllidaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Rio Grande Copper Lily
Rio Grande copper lily (Zephyranthes rosea) belongs to the Amaryllidaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Gujarat.
Uses
It is long used in traditional medicine and planted as an ornamental. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice. Parts of this plant are reported as poisonous — treat it as unsafe to eat and wash your hands after handling.
Amaryllidaceae
Amaryllis Family
Rio Grande Copper Lily belongs to the Amaryllidaceae family.
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