familyLiliaceae
genusNarcissus
speciesNarcissus tazetta

Narcissus tazetta

Linnaeus

Sp. Pl. 1: 290. 1753.

Gerald B. Straley†, Frederick H. Utech
Common names: Polyanthus narcissus bunch-flowered narcissus
Introduced
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 296. Mentioned on page 294, 295.

Bulbs ovoid, 4–6 × 3–5 cm, tunic pale to dark-brown. Leaves 4; blade flat, 25–35 cm × 8–15 (–20) mm, glaucous. Inflorescences umbellate, 5–15-flowered, 25–35 cm; spathe pale-brown, 4–6 cm, papery. Flowers strongly fragrant; perianth 2–4 cm wide; perianth-tube 1.5–2 cm, gradually tapering to base; distinct portions of tepals spreading to reflexed, white to cream, linear-ovate to oblanceolate, 1–2 × 0.5–1 cm, apex acute; corona yellow, cupshaped, 3–5 × 5–10 mm, apex crenulate to ruffled; 3 shorter stamens included within perianth-tube, 3 longer stamens and style exserted into mouth of corona; pedicel of variable length, to 8 cm. 2n = 22.


Phenology: Flowering late winter–spring.
Habitat: Roadsides, waste places
Elevation: 0–100 m

Distribution

Introduced; Ala., Ark., Calif., Fla., La., Miss., N.C., Oreg., S.C., Tex., Va., w Europe (s Portugal), Mediterranean region, sw Asia (Iran), naturalized in Kashmir, China, and Japan, expected naturalized elsewhere

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"thicker" is not a number.

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2n chromosome quantity
22 +
Anther dehiscence
basifixed +
Anther fixation
basifixed +
Anther shape
cordate +  and linear +
Apex quantity
3 +
Apex shape
crenulate +  and acute +
Author
Gerald B. Straley† +  and Frederick H. Utech +
Authority
Linnaeus +
Basal leaf architecture or shape
sheathing +
Basal leaf arrangement
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
Basal leaf growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Base shape
dilated +
Blade architecture
ligulate +
Blade arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Blade atypical width
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Blade length
25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br /> (35 cm350 mm <br />0.35 m <br />) +
Blade prominence or shape
flat +
Blade pubescence
glaucous +
Blade shape
flat +  and semiterete +
Blade size or width
narrow +
Blade texture
fleshy +
Blade width
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Bract architecture
sheathing +  and involucrate +
Bract presence
absent +
Bract quantity
1;several +
Bulb architecture
tunicate +
Bulb length
4cm +  and 6cm +
Bulb shape
Ovoid (?) +
Bulb width
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
Common name
Polyanthus narcissus +  and bunch-flowered narcissus +
Corm architecture
solid +
Corona coloration
yellow +
Corona length
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Corona shape
cup-shaped +
Corona width
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Distribution
Ala. +, Ark. +, Calif. +, Fla. +, La. +, Miss. +, N.C. +, Oreg. +, S.C. +, Tex. +, Va. +, w Europe (s Portugal) +, Mediterranean region +, sw Asia (Iran) +, naturalized in Kashmir +, China +, and Japan +  and expected naturalized elsewhere +
Elaiosome texture
fleshy +
Elevation
0–100 m +
Filament arrangement
separate +
Filament shape
connate-coroniform +  and dilated +
Filament size
slender +
Flower architecture
sessile +  and pedicellate +
Flower odor
fragrant +
Flower orientation
declinate +  and erect +
Flower quantity
single +
Flower reproduction
unisexual +  and bisexual +
Fruit architecture
capsular +
Fruit architecture or structure in adjective form
3-locular +
Fruit condition or texture
dry +
Fruit dehiscence
loculidical +
Fruit texture
papery +  and leathery +
Habitat
Roadsides, waste places +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey +
Inflorescence architecture
5-15-flowered +  and umbellate +
Inflorescence architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Inflorescence arrangement
paired +, paniculate +  and racemose +
Inflorescence some measurement
25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br /> (35 cm350 mm <br />0.35 m <br />) +
Introduced
true +
Leaf architecture
simple +
Leaf duration
persistent +
Leaf quantity
4 (?) +
Margin architecture or shape
frilled +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
3-locular +
Ovary position
inferior +
Ovule quantity
many;several +
Pedicel some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
Perianth-tube distance
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Perianth-tube shape
tapering +
Perianth architecture
zygomorphic +  and actinomorphic +
Perianth prominence
showy +
Perianth width
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
Phenology
Flowering late winter–spring. +
Publication title
Sp. Pl. +
Publication year
1753 +
Reference
None +
Seed arrangement
wind-distributed +
Seed prominence or shape
flat +
Seed quantity
numerous +
Seed shape
subglobose +
Source xml
https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V26/V26 571.xml +
Spathe architecture
1-valved +
Spathe coloration
pale-brown +
Spathe some measurement
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
Spathe texture
papery +
Special status
Introduced +
Stamen fusion
adnate +  and free +
Stamen position
epitepalous +
Stamen quantity
6 +
Stamen reproduction
fertile +
Stigma architecture or shape
capitate +
Stigma fusion
distinct +
Stigma quantity
1 +  and several +
Stigma shape
3-lobed +
Style atypical quantity
3 (4) +
Style position
exserted +
Style quantity
3 +  and 1 +
Taxon family
Liliaceae +
Taxon name
Narcissus tazetta +
Taxon parent
Narcissus +
Taxon rank
species +
Tepal coloration
white;yellow +
Tepal fusion
distinct +  and connate +
Tepal nectary presence
absent +
Tepal orientation
reflexed +  and ascending +
Tepal portion coloration
white +  and cream +
Tepal portion fusion
distinct +
Tepal portion length
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Tepal portion orientation
Spreading (Reflexed) +
Tepal portion shape
linear-ovate +  and oblanceolate +
Tepal portion width
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Tepal quantity
6 +
Testa coloration
black +
Tube architecture
sepaloid +  and petaloid +
Tube coloration
greener +
Tube variability
equal +
Tube width
narrower +
Tunic coloration
pale +  and dark-brown +
Volume
Volume 26 +
Whole organism architecture
scapose +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
herb +
Whole organism texture
woody +
Whorl quantity
3 +  and 2 +
X chromosome quantity
11 +  and 7 +