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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/13/22):
Narcissus pseudonarcissus
FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae
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Learn more about Common Daffodil from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
This species is a native of Europe and is the most widely naturalized species in North America. Read more in Key to the Daffodils (Narcissus, Amaryllidaceae) of Alabama and adjacent states (Spaulding & Barger, 2014)
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Narcissus pseudonarcissus
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Key to the Daffodils (Narcissus, Amaryllidaceae) of Alabama and adjacent states (Spaulding & Barger, 2014)
Narcissus pseudonarcissus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26 (2002)
Narcissus pseudonarcissus
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 044-01-005:
Narcissus pseudo-narcissus FAMILY Amaryllidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Narcissus pseudo-narcissus
COMMON NAME:
Common Daffodil, Trumpet Narcissus
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_naps_001_lvd
Narcissus's familiar 6 tepals spread in more or less a plane, subtending a fused tubular corona, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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JK Marlow jkm180218_0296
February McCormick County SC
Parks Mill
Perianth tube gradually flared upward; corona 3-5cm long, often undulate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm230224_1200
February Greenville County SC
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm210309_8945
March Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm210309_8947
March Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Flower solitary. Tubular corona as long or longer than perianth lobes, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm210309_8948
March Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Leaves flat, 1-2cm wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/13/22):
Narcissus pseudonarcissus
FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Narcissus pseudonarcissus
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Key to the Daffodils (Narcissus, Amaryllidaceae) of Alabama and adjacent states (Spaulding & Barger, 2014)
Narcissus pseudonarcissus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26
Narcissus pseudonarcissus
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 044-01-005:
Narcissus pseudo-narcissus
FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Narcissus pseudo-narcissus
4200
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Cultivated as an ornamental, persistent and naturalized in lawns, roadsides, woodland borders, and disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
Uncommon
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This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal (plant scapose)
Leaves flat, 1-2cm wide
FLOWER:
Spring
Golden-yellow
6 tepals
Corona as long or longer than perianth lobes
6 stamens
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
Flowers solitary, terminal
FRUIT:
Capsule
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