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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/13/22):
Narcissus jonquilla
FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
The Jonquil has all-yellow flowers, but lacks the long tubular "corona" of the more often seen Common Daffodil (N. pseudonarcissus). Learn more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Narcissus jonquilla
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Key to the Daffodils (Narcissus, Amaryllidaceae) of Alabama and adjacent states (Spaulding & Barger, 2014)
Narcissus jonquilla
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26 (2002)
Narcissus jonquilla
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 044-01-001:
Narcissus jonquilla FAMILY Amaryllidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Narcissus jonquilla
COMMON NAME:
Jonquil, Apodanthus Daffodil
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/13/22):
Narcissus jonquilla
FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Narcissus jonquilla
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Key to the Daffodils (Narcissus, Amaryllidaceae) of Alabama and adjacent states (Spaulding & Barger, 2014)
Narcissus jonquilla
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26
Narcissus jonquilla
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 044-01-001:
Narcissus jonquilla
FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Narcissus jonquilla
4492
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Cultivated as an ornamental, persistent and naturalized in lawns, roadsides, woodland borders, and disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
Uncommon in SC Coastal Plain, rare elsewhere
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal (plant scapose)
Leaves cylindrical (terete), hollow, 2-4mm wide
FLOWER:
Spring
Golden-yellow
6 tepals
Corona shorter than perianth lobes
6 stamens
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
Inflorescences of 3-10 flowers, terminal
FRUIT:
Capsule
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