Narcissus tazetta |
Narcissus pseudonarcissus |
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bunch-flower narcissus, cream narcissus, paper white, paper white narcissus, polyanthus narcissus |
common daffodil, daffodil, daffofil, trumpet narcissus, wild daffodil |
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Bulbs | ovoid, 4–6 × 3–5 cm, tunic pale to dark brown. |
ovoid, 3–5 × 2–3 cm, tunic pale brown. |
Leaves | 4; blade flat, 25–35 cm × 8–15(–20) mm, glaucous. |
3–4; blade flat, 20–45 cm × 5–12(–15) mm, glaucous. |
Inflorescences | umbellate, 5–15-flowered, 25–35 cm; spathe pale brown, 4–6 cm, papery. |
1-flowered, 25–50 cm; spathe pale brown, 2–3 cm, papery. |
Flowers | strongly fragrant; perianth 2–4 cm wide; perianth tube 1.5–2 cm, gradually tapering to base; distinct portions of tepals spreading to reflexed, white to cream, linear-ovate to oblanceolate, 1–2 × 0.5–1 cm, apex acute; corona yellow, cup-shaped, 3–5 × 5–10 mm, apex crenulate to ruffled; 3 shorter stamens included within perianth tube, 3 longer stamens and style exserted into mouth of corona; pedicel of variable length, to 8 cm. |
fragrant; perianth white, 5–7 cm wide; perianth tube 1.5–2 cm, tapering abruptly to base; distinct portions of tepals erect to spreading, yellow, often twisted, oblanceolate, 2.5–3.5 × 1–1.5 cm, apex acute; corona yellow, tubular, 30–35 × 15–25 mm, apex flared and ruffled; stamens uniseriate, exserted to ca. midlength of corona; style exserted 2–5 mm beyond anthers; pedicel 5–10 mm. |
2n | = 22. |
= 14. |
Narcissus tazetta |
Narcissus pseudonarcissus |
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Phenology | Flowering late winter–spring. | Flowering spring. |
Habitat | Roadsides, waste places | Roadsides, fields, waste places |
Elevation | 0–100 m (0–300 ft) | 0–1000 m (0–3300 ft) |
Distribution |
AL; AR; CA; FL; LA; MS; NC; OR; SC; TX; VA; w Europe (s Portugal); Mediterranean region; sw Asia (Iran); naturalized in Kashmir; China; and Japan; expected naturalized elsewhere [Introduced in North America]
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AL; AR; CT; GA; IL; IN; KY; LA; MA; MD; MI; MO; MS; NC; NJ; NY; OH; OR; PA; RI; SC; TN; TX; VA; WA; BC; NF; ON; w Europe; expected naturalized elsewhere [Introduced in North America]
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Discussion | Narcissus pseudonarcissus is the most variable species in the genus and includes many elements that sometimes have been recognized as separate species (e.g., H. W. Pugsley 1933). An old cultivated variety, “Telemonius Plenus,” with highly doubled flowers, commonly persists, although it does not reseed. Natural hybrids between N. pseudonarcissus and N. poeticus (N. ×incomparabilis Miller) have 1-flowered inflorescences and yellow flowers with the corona about half as long as the distinct portions of the tepals. They are known to persist in Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Virginia. Natural hybrids between N. pseudonarcissus and N. jonquilla (N. ×odorus Linnaeus) have 1–4-flowered inflorescences and bright yellow flowers with the corona one-half to three-fourths as long as the distinct portions of the tepals. They are known to persist in Louisiana, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 296. | FNA vol. 26, p. 294. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Narcissus | Liliaceae > Narcissus |
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Name authority | Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 1: 290. (1753) | Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 1: 289. (1753) |
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