Narcissus

Also known as daffodil, daffodils, narcissi, jonquils

genus of plants in family Amaryllidaceae

AI overview

Narcissus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the Amaryllidaceae family, commonly known for species like daffodils and jonquils. These plants are widely cultivated as ornamental flowers and are significant in horticulture and gardening around the world.

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Species

wild daffodil

Narcissus

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAsparagales
FamilyAmaryllidaceae

Native toAfghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baleares, Belgium, Canary Is., China Southeast, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt

Observations29,035

Observations recorded333,685

via GBIF · Kew POWO

Museum specimens

Specimen records: 1,653
With media: 1,252
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Collections: USFWS, HEND, US, MSC, ANHC, BRIT
Recorded in: United States, Chile, Iraq, Iran, Italy

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Research

610 papers

In Search of Narcissus.ReviewTrends in cognitive sciences · 2021Sedikides CDOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2020.10.010
Narcissus Plants: A Melting Pot of Potyviruses.Viruses · 2022Probowati W, Kawakubo S, Ohshima KDOI: 10.3390/v14030582
[Narcissus].Chudoku kenkyu : Chudoku Kenkyukai jun kikanshi = The Japanese journal of toxicology · 2014Miyazaki S
Narcissus drowned.Lancet (London, England) · 2001Goodwin JSDOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)04514-1
Botanical Briefs: Daffodils (Narcissus Species).Cutis · 2023Lee KP, Elston DMDOI: 10.12788/cutis.0678
Caravaggio's Narcissus.Archives of general psychiatry · 2010Harris JCDOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2010.145
Synonymous Codon Usage Analysis of Three Narcissus Potyviruses.Viruses · 2022He Z, Ding S, Guo J et al.DOI: 10.3390/v14050846
Narcissus cloned.America · 1994Conley JJ

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Encyclopedic overview

N. poeticus. Thomé: Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz (1885) 1. Longitudinal section, 2. Anthers, 3. Stigma, 4. Cross section of ovary

Floral diagram From centre outwards: Trilocular ovary, 6 stamens, corona, perianth

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