Narcissus

Also known as daffodil, daffodils, narcissi, jonquils

genus of plants in family Amaryllidaceae

OverviewAI-generated

Narcissus is a genus of plants within the family Amaryllidaceae. It belongs to the order Asparagales, class Liliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta in the kingdom Plantae. The taxon was described by Linnaeus in 1753, with *Narcissus poeticus* serving as the type species. Common names for the genus include Narcis, narcis, and narcisa. The flowers of this genus are characterized by a yellow color.

Records of the genus are held by various institutions, including USFWS, HEND, MSC, and ANHC. Specimens have been documented in the United States, Chile, Iraq, Iran, and Italy. The taxon has an accepted status and is not considered extinct.

Synthesized by Vinony from 49 facts across 9 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, PubMed, iNaturalist, Gbif Occ, Plants of the World, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

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

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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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