Amaryllidaceae
Narcissus

Narcissus bicolor L.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 415 (1762)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Pyrenees. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

France, Spain

Introduced into:

Great Britain

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

Discover the flowering plant tree of life and the genomic data used to build it.

View the Tree of Life
PAFTOL

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Blanchard, J.W. (1990). Narcissus a Guide to Wild Daffodils: 1-203. Alpine Garden Society, Woking.
  • Marques, I., Aguilar, J.F., Martins-Louçao, M.A., Moharrek, F. & Nieto Feliner, G. (2017). A tree-genome five-gene comprehensive phylogeny of the bulbous genus Narcissus (Amaryllidaceae) challenges current classifications and reveils multiple hybridization events. Taxon 66: 832-854.
  • Rico, E. & al. (eds.) in Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora Iberica 20: 1-651. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Zonneveld, B.J.M. (2008). The systematic value of nuclear DNA content for all species of Narcissus L. (Amaryllidaceae). Plant Systematics and Evolution 275: 109-132. [Cited as Narcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. bicolor.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] K001735691 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001617260 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001691440 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001617259 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463595 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463596 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463593 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001735692 Yes
Lee [s.n.] K001735690 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463597 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463594 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001735689 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001735693 Yes
Sheahan, M-C. [MCS135] United Kingdom K000696367 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463598 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ajax rugilobus K001691438 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0