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Narcissus papyraceus (from papyrus and aceus; meaning paper-like [1]), one of a few species known as paperwhite, is a perennial bulbous plant native to the Mediterranean region, from Greece to Portugal plus Morocco and Algeria. The species is considered naturalized in the Azores, Corsica, Texas, California and Louisiana. [2]
Narcissus is a genus of perennial herbaceous bulbiferous geophytes, which die back after flowering to an underground storage bulb.They regrow in the following year from brown-skinned ovoid bulbs with pronounced necks, and reach heights of 5–80 centimetres (2.0–31.5 in) depending on the species.
Various common names including daffodil, narcissus, and jonquil are used to describe all or some members of the genus. The list of species is arranged by subgenus and section . Estimates of the number of species in Narcissus have varied widely, from anywhere between 16 and nearly 160, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] even in the modern era.
Narcissus tazetta * Paper-white daffodil Narcissus papyraceus * Pheasant's-eye daffodil Narcissus poeticus * Hoop-petticoat daffodil Narcissus bulbocodium * Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus: Cyclamen-flowered daffodil Narcissus cyclamineus *
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Narcissus papyraceus or Paperwhite, a perennial bulbous plant; Narcissus tazetta or Paperwhite, a perennial ornamental plant This page was last edited on 29 ...