Narcissus pseudonarcissus

Linnaeus

Sp. Pl. 1: 289. 1753.

Common names: Daffodil trumpet narcissus
IntroducedIllustrated
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 294. Mentioned on page 295.

Bulbs ovoid, 3–5 × 2–3 cm, tunic pale-brown. Leaves 3–4; blade flat, 20–45 cm × 5–12 (–15) mm, glaucous. Inflorescences 1-flowered, 25–50 cm; spathe pale-brown, 2–3 cm, papery. Flowers fragrant; perianth white, 5–7 cm wide; perianth-tube 1.5–2 cm, tapering abruptly to base; distinct portions of tepals erect to spreading, yellow, often twisted, oblanceolate, 2.5–3.5 × 1–1.5 cm, apex acute; corona yellow, tubular, 30–35 × 15–25 mm, apex flared and ruffled; stamens uniseriate, exserted to ca. midlength of corona; style exserted 2–5 mm beyond anthers; pedicel 5–10 mm. 2n = 14.


Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Roadsides, fields, waste places
Elevation: 0–1000 m

Distribution

Introduced; B.C., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), Ont., Ala., Ark., Conn., Ga., Ill., Ind., Ky., La., Md., Mass., Mich., Miss., Mo., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Oreg., Pa., R.I., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Va., Wash., w Europe, expected naturalized elsewhere

Discussion

Narcissus pseudonarcissus is the most variable species in the genus and includes many elements that sometimes have been recognized as separate species (e.g., H. W. Pugsley 1933). An old cultivated variety, “Telemonius Plenus,” with highly doubled flowers, commonly persists, although it does not reseed. Natural hybrids between N. pseudonarcissus and N. poeticus (N. ×incomparabilis Miller) have 1-flowered inflorescences and yellow flowers with the corona about half as long as the distinct portions of the tepals. They are known to persist in Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Virginia. Natural hybrids between N. pseudonarcissus and N. jonquilla (N. ×odorus Linnaeus) have 1–4-flowered inflorescences and bright yellow flowers with the corona one-half to three-fourths as long as the distinct portions of the tepals. They are known to persist in Louisiana, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"thicker" is not a number.

... more about "Narcissus pseudonarcissus"
cordate +  and linear +
flared +  and acute +
Gerald B. Straley† +  and Frederick H. Utech +
Linnaeus +
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
dilated +
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (45 cm450 mm <br />0.45 m <br />) +
flat +  and semiterete +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
sheathing +  and involucrate +
1;several +
3cm +  and 5cm +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
Daffodil +  and trumpet narcissus +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
B.C. +, Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.) +, Ont. +, Ala. +, Ark. +, Conn. +, Ga. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Ky. +, La. +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, Oreg. +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.C. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +, Va. +, Wash. +, w Europe +  and expected naturalized elsewhere +
0–1000 m +
connate-coroniform +  and dilated +
sessile +  and pedicellate +
fragrant +
declinate +  and erect +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
loculidical +
papery +  and leathery +
Roadsides, fields, waste places +
paired +, paniculate +  and racemose +
25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br /> (50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br />) +
persistent +
many;several +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
zygomorphic +  and actinomorphic +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
Flowering spring. +
wind-distributed +
subglobose +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
Introduced +  and Illustrated +
adnate +  and free +
1 +  and several +
3 +  and 1 +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Narcissus pseudonarcissus +
Narcissus +
species +
white;yellow +
distinct +  and connate +
reflexed +  and ascending +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
sepaloid +  and petaloid +
narrower +
3 +  and 2 +