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Zephyranthes robusta

Zephyranthes robusta

(Herb.) Baker

Family: Amaryllidaceae
Order: Asparagales
Class: Liliopsida
Phylum / Division: Magnoliophyta
Kingdom: Plantae

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Synonyms: Habranthus cardenasianus.





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Zephyranthes robusta, commonly known as the Brazilian copperlily, pink fairy lily or the pink rain lily, is a species of herbaceous flowering bulb in the family Amaryllidaceae. It is native to Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay, but is now naturalized in Florida, Colombia, South Africa, and Mauritius.

 Zephyranthes robusta is a relatively large species of rain lily. It grows from ovate to obovate bulbs around in diameter.

Plants bear solitary lavender to pale pink, funnel-shaped flowers, long, held at a slight angle on scapes, with a leaf-like bract long at the base. Flowers typically appear after rain from late summer to early fall and are followed by large deep green leaves, measuring 5 to wide and 30 to long.

Taxonomy and nomenclature: Zephyranthes robusta belongs to the genus Zephyranthes (rain lilies) of the tribe Hippeastreae, within the subfamily Amaryllidoideae of the amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae). In older classifications, it was sometimes included within the lily family (Liliaceae). Once treated as Habranthus robustus, it is now re-included in Zephyranthes.

It is commonly known as the ´pink fairy lily´, ´pink rain lily´, ´pink zephyr lily´, ´pink magic lily´, ´pink fawn lily´, and ´Colombian mini-amaryllis´. It is known as cebollita in Spanish.

Due to having the same common names, it is also frequently confused with other ´pink rain lilies´ - namely Zephyranthes rosea and Zephyranthes carinata (also sold under the name Zephyranthes grandiflora). The three species are often mislabeled, but Z. robusta is easily recognizable from the other two by its larger, more strongly bent (and often asymmetrical), paler pink flowers. Z. robusta also has leaves covered with a fine grayish waxy coating (glaucous) in contrast to the leaves of Z. carinata.

Distribution and habitat: Zephyranthes robusta is believed to have originated from Rio Grande do Sul of Brazil. It is native to Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay, and is widely naturalized elsewhere.

Cultivation and uses: Zephyranthes robusta is widely grown as an ornamental. It is one of the most prolific of the summer flowering rain lilies. They are propagated by dividing the bulbs (including offsets) and from seed. They are not as tolerant of colder temperatures as other rain lilies.

Chemical composition: 
The plant contains some toxic compounds like lycorine. Other compound include galanthamine, 3-epimacronine, hippeastidine, lycoramine, galanthine, haemanthamine, haemanthidine, hamayne, tazettine, vittatine, 11-hydroxy vittatine, 8-O-demethylmaritidine.

Toxicity: Similar to the closely related species of Zephyranthes, Z. robusta contains toxic alkaloids. Mainly galantamine-type alkaloids which can be lethal for humans.

Source: Wikipedia, article Zephyranthes robusta. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 649885
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Laguna de Rocha
Rocha
Uruguay
04/02/2019
Hernán Tolosa



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
235131802/04/2019UruguayRochaLaguna de RochaHernán Tolosa
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EcoRegistros. 2026. Zephyranthes robusta – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 17/09/2026.