Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Narcissus ×medioluteus
FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
A horticultural hybrid of N. poeticus and N. tazetta. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Naturalized daffodils are often undercollected and misidentified by field botanists. When making specimens of Narcissus, the collector should note number of flowers per scape (in the population), fragrance, tepal/corona color, and whether leaves are glaucous, green, flat, grooved, or round. Read more in Key to the Daffodils (Narcissus, Amaryllidaceae) of Alabama and adjacent states (Spaulding & Barger, 2014)
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Narcissus ×medioluteus [poeticus × tazetta]
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Key to the Daffodils (Narcissus, Amaryllidaceae) of Alabama and adjacent states (Spaulding & Barger, 2014)
Narcissus ×medioluteus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26 (2002)
Narcissus ×medioluteus
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 044-01-003:
Narcissus tazetta × poeticus FAMILY Amaryllidaceae
COMMON NAME:
Two-flower Narcissus, Twin-sisters, Primrose-peerless
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JK Marlow jkm220419_7024
April Pickens County SC
Hypanthial tube (below tepals) parallel-sided (though sometimes suddenly expanded at its apex), per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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JK Marlow jkm220419_7025
April Pickens County SC
Leaves flat, not grooved, 6-20mm wide; leaf surface often glaucous, per Key to the Daffodils (Narcissus, Amaryllidaceae) of Alabama and adjacent states (Spaulding & Barger, 2014).
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JK Marlow jkm220419_7026
April Pickens County SC
Inflorescence usually with 2 flowers; corona much less than half as long as tepals, per Key to the Daffodils (Narcissus, Amaryllidaceae) of Alabama and adjacent states (Spaulding & Barger, 2014).
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JK Marlow jkm220419_7027
April Pickens County SC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Narcissus ×medioluteus
FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Narcissus ×medioluteus [poeticus × tazetta]
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Key to the Daffodils (Narcissus, Amaryllidaceae) of Alabama and adjacent states (Spaulding & Barger, 2014)
Narcissus ×medioluteus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26
Narcissus ×medioluteus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 044-01-003:
Narcissus tazetta × poeticus
FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae
4504
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
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal (plant scapose)
Leaves flat, 0.5-1.5cm wide
FLOWER:
Spring
Tepals cream or white; corona usually yellow
6 tepals
Corona shorter than perianth lobes
6 stamens
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
Inflorescence usually with 2 flowers (occasionally solitary, rarely in 3’s)
FRUIT:
Capsule
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