Zephyranthes pulchella, the showy zephyrlily,[1] is a perennial species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae. It is found from Texas to northeast Mexico at elevations of 0 to 400 meters from sea level.
It is a geophytic perennial herb that grows up to 16 inches tall. The leaf blades are dull green, and are up to 3 mm wide. The spathe is . The flowers are erect; the funnelform perianth is cadmium yellow, and is ; the perianth tube is green, and is 0.2 to 1 cm; the tepals are rarely reflexed; the stamens diverge, and appear equal; the filaments are filiform, and are ; the anthers are 3 to 7 mm; the style is longer than the perianth tube; the stigma is capitate, and is usually among the anthers; the pedicel is, and is sometimes longer than the spathe.[2]
It flowers from May to December.
It is found in Texas and northeast Mexico at elevations of 0 to 400 meters from sea level in sandy-loam open fields, swales, ditches and coastal plains.