Zephyranthes simpsonii

It was first named and described in 1892 by Alvan Wentworth Chapman.[3]

It is a geophytic perennial herb that grows up to 10 inches tall. The leaf blades are dull green, and are up to 4 mm wide. The spathe is 1.7 to 4.2 cm (0.67 to 1.65 in). The flowers are erect; the funnelform perianth is 4 to 10 cm (1.6 to 3.9 in), and is mostly white proximally, often with pink or purple distally; the perianth tube is 1.4 to 4 cm (0.55 to 1.57 in), and is green; the tepals slightly diverge, and are rarely reflexed; The stamens diverge, and appear equal; the filaments are filiform, and are 1.5 to 3.2 cm (0.59 to 1.26 in); the anthers are 3 to 8 mm; the style is longer than the perianth tube; the stigma is 3-fid, and is usually among or below the anthers. The pedicel is absent or up to 1.5 cm.[4]

It flowers from February to May.[4]

It is found in the southeastern United States (Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina).[4][5]