EcoFlora - Narcissus

Narcissus
Family: Amaryllidaceae Paul Rothrock	FNA Gleason & Cronquist Resources Gerald B. Straley+ & Frederick H. Utech in Flora of North America (vol. 26) Herbs perennial, scapose, from ovoid, tunicate bulbs. Leaves (1-)several; blade linear to ligulate, flat to semiterete, fleshy. Inflorescences umbellate in clusters of 2-20, or solitary, spathaceous; spathe 1-valved, enclosing buds, membranous or papery. Flowers pedicellate or sessile, erect or declinate, often fragrant; tepals 6, connate proximally, distinct and reflexed to ascending distally, yellow and/or white; perianth tube surmounted by a cupular to trumpetlike corona with margins often frilled; stamens 6, epitepalous, often of 2 lengths; filaments separate from corona; anthers basifixed; ovary inferior, 3-locular; style often exserted; stigma minutely 3-lobed. Fruits capsular, 3-locular, papery to leathery, dehiscence loculidical. Seeds numerous, subglobose, often with elaiosomes; testa black. x = 7, 11. Narcissus species and especially a vast array of their natural hybrids and garden cultivars are among the most popular spring flowers (A. Huxley et al. 1992). Many species are extremely variable due to horticultural selection and naturalization. Besides the following species, many of the cultivars also may persist around old gardens, although they never fully naturalize. All parts of the plant are poisonous, especially the bulb, due to phenanthridine alkaloids such as narcissine and lycorine (G. E. Burrows and R. J. Tyrl 2001). Vascular plants of NE US and adjacent Canada Perianth slenderly tubular at base, with broad, widely spreading segments; corona saucer-shaped, of the same or different color, entire to erose or lobed; stamens inserted on the perianth-tube within the corona; ovary inferior, with numerous ovules in each of the 3 locules; perennial scapose herbs from coated bulbs, with narrow, usually erect, basal lvs and erect scapes bearing 1-few conspicuous fls. 60, Europe, Medit., w. Asia. Many of the plants in cult. reflect hybridization among diverse spp. Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp. ©The New York Botanical Garden. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
Species within checklist: Angelo Coast Range Reserve \|\| << 1 - 50 taxa >> Narcissus albimarginatus Media not available Map not Available Narcissus antiatlanticus Media not available Map not Available Narcissus assoanus Map not Available Narcissus atlanticus Media not available Map not Available Narcissus barrii Map not Available Narcissus bicolor Map not Available Narcissus biflorus Map not Available Narcissus broussonetii Media not available Map not Available Narcissus bulbocodium Map not Available Narcissus calcicola Media not available Map not Available Narcissus canariensis Media not available Map not Available Narcissus cantabricus Map not Available Narcissus cavanillesii Map not Available Narcissus cernuus Media not available Map not Available Narcissus cuatrecasasii Media not available Map not Available Narcissus cyclamineus Map not Available Narcissus dubius Map not Available Narcissus elegans Media not available Map not Available Narcissus flavus Map not Available Narcissus hesperidis Media not available Map not Available Narcissus hispanicus Media not available Map not Available Narcissus jacquemoudii Media not available Map not Available Narcissus jeanmonodii Media not available Map not Available Narcissus jonquilla Map not Available Narcissus marvieri Media not available Map not Available Narcissus minor Map not Available Narcissus moschatus Media not available Map not Available Narcissus obesus Media not available Map not Available Narcissus obsoletus Media not available Map not Available Narcissus odorus Map not Available Narcissus pachybolbus Media not available Map not Available Narcissus papyraceus Map not Available Narcissus peroccidentalis Media not available Map not Available Narcissus poetaz Map not Available Narcissus poeticus Map not Available Narcissus pseudonarcissus Map not Available Narcissus romieuxii Media not available Map not Available Narcissus rupicola Map not Available Narcissus serotinus Map not Available Narcissus tazetta Map not Available Narcissus tenuior Map not Available Narcissus tingitanus Media not available Map not Available Narcissus triandrus Map not Available Narcissus viridiflorus Media not available Map not Available Narcissus watieri Media not available Map not Available Narcissus x compressus Map not Available Narcissus x odorus Map not Available Narcissus × chevassutii Media not available Map not Available Narcissus × georgemawii Media not available Map not Available Narcissus × incomparabilis Map not Available