Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Narcissus ×medioluteus
FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
A horticultural hybrid of N. poeticus and N. tazetta. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Narcissus ×medioluteus [poeticus × tazetta]
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Key to the Daffodils (Narcissus, Amaryllidaceae) of Alabama and adjacent states (Spaulding & Barger, 2014)
Narcissus ×medioluteus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26 (2002)
Narcissus ×medioluteus
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 044-01-003:
Narcissus tazetta × poeticus FAMILY Amaryllidaceae
COMMON NAME:
Two-flower Narcissus, Twin-sisters, Primrose-peerless
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JK Marlow jkm220419_7024
April Pickens County SC
Hypanthial tube (below tepals) parallel-sided (though sometimes suddenly expanded at its apex), per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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JK Marlow jkm220419_7025
April Pickens County SC
Leaves flat, not grooved, 6-20mm wide; leaf surface often glaucous, per Key to the Daffodils (Narcissus, Amaryllidaceae) of Alabama and adjacent states (Spaulding & Barger, 2014).
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JK Marlow jkm220419_7026
April Pickens County SC
Inflorescence usually with 2 flowers; corona much less than half as long as tepals, per Key to the Daffodils (Narcissus, Amaryllidaceae) of Alabama and adjacent states (Spaulding & Barger, 2014).
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JK Marlow jkm220419_7027
April Pickens County SC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Narcissus ×medioluteus
FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Narcissus ×medioluteus [poeticus × tazetta]
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Key to the Daffodils (Narcissus, Amaryllidaceae) of Alabama and adjacent states (Spaulding & Barger, 2014)
Narcissus ×medioluteus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26
Narcissus ×medioluteus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 044-01-003:
Narcissus tazetta × poeticus
FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae
4504
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
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal (plant scapose)
Leaves flat, 0.5-1.5cm wide
FLOWER:
Spring
Tepals cream or white; corona usually yellow
6 tepals
Corona shorter than perianth lobes
6 stamens
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
Inflorescence usually with 2 flowers (occasionally solitary, rarely in 3’s)
FRUIT:
Capsule
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