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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.
Below is a selected list of Narcissus species, varieties and cultivars which currently (2020) [1] hold the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit (AGM). Narcissus (daffodils) are bulbous perennials which are usually planted as dormant bulbs in autumn (fall) to flower the following spring. Once established they flower reliably every ...
Range of Narcissus cultivars. The List of Narcissus horticultural divisions is a classification of the cultivated varieties of the genus Narcissus (/ n ɑːr ˈ s ɪ s ə s /), which are predominantly spring perennial plants in the family Amaryllidaceae. Most species and cultivars are known by the common name daffodil, while a few are called ...
Narcissus poeticus, the poet's daffodil, poet's narcissus, nargis, pheasant's eye, findern flower or pinkster lily, was one of the first daffodils to be cultivated, and is frequently identified as the narcissus of ancient times (although Narcissus tazetta and Narcissus jonquilla have also been considered as possibilities).
Narcissus Temporal range: 24–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Late Oligocene - Recent Narcissus poeticus Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Tracheophytes Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Monocots Order: Asparagales Family: Amaryllidaceae Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae Tribe: Narcisseae Genus: Narcissus L. Type species Narcissus poeticus L. Subgenera See text. The taxonomy of ...
Narcissus papyraceus or Paperwhite, a perennial bulbous plant; Narcissus tazetta or Paperwhite, a perennial ornamental plant This page was last edited on 29 ...