Narcissus (genus)
Narcissus (Narcissi) (often called a daffodil) is the botanic name for a genus of mainly hardy, mostly spring-flowering, bulbs in the Amaryllidaceae family. They are native to Europe, North Africa, and Asia.
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Description
It has bright perianths (petals) with a darker central trumpet (paracorolla or "corona"). The petals can be a variety of colours: bright yellow (the most common); white; pale yellow; or even peach. Usually, there is one flower on each stem, but sometimes there are more than one. The long, narrow leaves are slightly greyish in colour and rise from the base of the stem.
During the winter, the flowering part of narcissi dies away, and the plant lives on underground in a bulb. A bulb is an onion-like structure, which is filled with food. The plant lives off this food during the winter, protected from the cold by the soil above.
Narcissus (genus) Media
- Floral morphology Narcissus.jpg
Floral morphology Narcissus
- Narcissus Floral Diagram.jpg
Floral diagramFrom centre outwards: Trilocular ovary, 6 stamens, corona, perianth
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- Narcissus triandrus Closeup 2009March18 DehesaBoyalPuertollano.jpg
Narcissus triandrus Closeup 2009March18 DehesaBoyalPuertollano
- Narcissus jonquilla 2.jpg
Narcissus jonquilla. Real Jardín Botánico, Madrid.
- Narcissus rupicola EnfoqueFrontal 2011-3-09 PtoNiefla SierraMadrona.jpg
Narcissus rupicola EnfoqueFrontal 2011-3-09 PtoNiefla SierraMadrona
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Narcissus viridiflorus. Real Jardín Botánico, Madrid
Other websites
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Wikispecies has information on: Narcissus. |
- American Daffodil Society
- Gardening Archived 2009-01-05 at the Wayback Machine