Amaryllidaceae

Narcissus L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 289 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Macaronesia to Afghanistan, SE. China to Japan.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baleares, Belgium, Canary Is., China Southeast, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, Netherlands, NW. Balkan Pen., Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, Sinai, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

Introduced into:

Alabama, Arkansas, Azores, Baltic States, Bermuda, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Central European Russia, Connecticut, Czechia-Slovakia, Falkland Is., Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Ireland, Kentucky, Korea, Kuril Is., Louisiana, Madeira, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Québec, Rhode I., South Australia, South Carolina, Tadzhikistan, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Transcaucasus, Türkiye-in-Europe, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Virginia, Western Australia, Wisconsin

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Kington, S. (1998). The International Daffodil Register and Classified List 1998: 1-1166. The Royal Horticultural Society, London.
  • Vézquez, F.M., Gutiérrez, M., Cabeza de Vesca, M. & Ramos, S. (2009). Narcissus sect. Jonquillae DC. (Amaryllidaceae) en Extremadura (España). Folia Botanica Extremadurensis 4: 15-31.
  • 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.

Kew Plants for Health

  • "Plants. Goldfrank's Tox Emergencies (Nelson, 2018)"

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 18, 2012 Hall, A. [356] Spain K000801006 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463780 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463784 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002462920 Yes
Groves [s.n.] Italy K002462892 Yes
[Imyulla] [s.n.] K002463915 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463861 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463762 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463991 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463763 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463724 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463754 Yes
Levier, E. [s.n.] Italy K002462887 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] Malta K002462922 Yes
[Lee] [s.n.] K002463785 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002463830 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463899 No
[illegible] [M82] K002463764 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001691459 Yes
K001691457 Yes
s.coll. [s.n] K001691458 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463896 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463895 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463753 Yes
Groves, H. [s.n.] Italy K002462881 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463827 Yes
Richmond [s.n.] K002463864 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463939 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463865 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463903 No
{Barr & Sons} [s.n.] K002463761 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463773 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002463746 Yes
[Famos] [s.n.] K002463775 Yes
Cope, T.A. [RBG 286] United Kingdom K000914592 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463749 Yes
Groves, H. [s.n.] Italy K002462882 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001735712 Yes
Cope, T.A. [RBG 282] United Kingdom K000914591 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002462919 Yes
Todaro [1069] Italy K002462918 Yes
K:SPC-27055.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463719 No
[illegible] [s.n.] Italy K000801068 Yes
Levier, E. [s.n.] Italy K002462889 Yes
Groves, H. [s.n.] Italy K002462893 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001735713 Yes
Hénon [s.n.] K001735717 Yes
Fail, W.H. [s.n.] Portugal K000464034 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463783 Yes
[Haluwntt] [s.n.] K002463831 Yes
Levier, E. [s.n.] Italy K002462886 Yes
Lindley, Dr. [s.n.] K001291696 Yes
[Hrph Flao Cmillan] [351] Iran K002463822 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463769 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463857 Yes
K:SPC-33958.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463751 Yes
Levier, E. [s.n.] Italy K002462896 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001735947 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463755 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463866 Yes
[Hert Ran] [s.n.] K002463901 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463772 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463742 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463757 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001735714 Yes
Groves, H. [s.n.] Italy K002462895 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463744 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463777 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463832 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] K002463902 No
s.coll. [113] K002463834 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463778 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463741 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463745 Yes
Müller-Doblies, U.; Müller-Doblies, D. [76018] Morocco K000099725 Isotype Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463750 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463774 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463722 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463776 Yes
Stocken Spain K:SPC-33052.000 No
{Alford} [s.n.] K002463905 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463756 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463779 Yes
Levier, E. [s.n.] Italy K002462894 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463752 Yes
s.coll. [113] K002463833 Yes
{Drummond} [s.n.] K002463723 No
K:SPC-66313.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002463760 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002464034 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463720 No
H.M. [s.n.] K001735716 Yes
Crawley, M. [MJC 020] K002464012 No
{Dunne} [s.n.] K002463743 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002464035 No
Moggridge, M. [s.n.] Italy K000801069 Yes
Levier, E. [s.n.] Italy K002462891 Yes
s.coll. [588] Malta K002462923 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001735710 No
[greciur] [s.n.] K002463927 No
Hollermayer, P.; Werdermann, E. [1384] Chile K002463823 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463721 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001735946 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463684 No
Dufour, J.M.L. [s.n.] Spain K000464039 Type Yes
Lewis, R. [RL1403] Falkland Islands K000862083 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463829 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001735715 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463906 No
K:SPC-60570.006 No
Groves, H. [s.n.] Italy K002462880 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463781 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463828 Yes
Fail, W.H. [s.n.] Portugal K000464033 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463770 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] K002463904 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463771 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002464041 No
Groves, H. [s.n.] Italy K002462890 Yes
Groves, H. [s.n.] Italy K002462888 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001735948 No
Thompson, H.P. [s.n.] K002463867 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002463900 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K002463891 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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