Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Narcissus papyraceus
FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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 papyraceus
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Narcissus papyraceus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Key to the Daffodils (Narcissus, Amaryllidaceae) of Alabama and adjacent states (Spaulding & Barger, 2014)
Narcissus papyraceus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26 (2002)
Narcissus papyraceus
COMMON NAME:
Paperwhite Daffodil, Paperwhite Narcissus
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Narcissus papyraceus
FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Narcissus papyraceus
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Narcissus papyraceus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Key to the Daffodils (Narcissus, Amaryllidaceae) of Alabama and adjacent states (Spaulding & Barger, 2014)
Narcissus papyraceus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26
Narcissus papyraceus
4749
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Cultivated as an ornamental, persistent and naturalized in lawns, roadsides, and disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Mediterranean Europe
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal (plant scapose)
Leaves flat, 0.5-1.5cm wide
FLOWER:
Spring
White
6 tepals
Corona shorter than perianth lobes
6 stamens
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
Inflorescences of usually 4-15 flowers
FRUIT:
Capsule
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