| Zephyranthes puertoricensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| clade: | Angiosperms |
| clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Tribe: | Hippeastreae |
| Genus: | Zephyranthes |
| Species: | Z. puertoricensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Zephyranthes puertoricensis Traub |
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Zephyranthes puertoricensis, known commonly as the Puerto Rico zephyr lily, white fairy lily, and white zephyr lily, is a perennial geophyte in the flowering plant family, Amaryllis. Z. puertoricensis is native to Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, and northern South America where it is a member of low elevation grasslands communities.[2]