Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Narcissus ×intermedius
FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae
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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 ×intermedius [jonquilla × tazetta]
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Narcissus ×intermedius
SYNONYMOUS WITH Key to the Daffodils (Narcissus, Amaryllidaceae) of Alabama and adjacent states (Spaulding & Barger, 2014)
Narcissus ×intermedius
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26 (2002)
Narcissus ×intermedius
COMMON NAME:
Star Daffodil, Star Jonquil
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Narcissus ×intermedius
FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Narcissus ×intermedius [jonquilla × tazetta]
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Narcissus ×intermedius
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Key to the Daffodils (Narcissus, Amaryllidaceae) of Alabama and adjacent states (Spaulding & Barger, 2014)
Narcissus ×intermedius
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26
Narcissus ×intermedius
4751
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 concave (curved inward and somewhat flattened on one side), 3-10mm wide
FLOWER:
Spring
Tepals light lemon-yellow; corona darker yellow-orange
6 tepals
Corona shorter than perianth lobes
6 stamens
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
Inflorescences of 3-6(7) flowers
FRUIT:
Capsule
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