Narcissus is a genus in the Amaryllidaceae family native to Europe, North Africa and Asia. As a popular garden plant it has been hybridized and there are new ones being introduced every year. We have been unable to find a Narcissus expert in our group to help us verify all the names attached to these photographs. There seems to be a lot of disagreement about what are the correct species names and whether some of the named taxa should have separate status. If we are not sure of the name we have left the name the contributor used when adding the photos. Photographs of the species from A-L will be found on this page.
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Narcissus albidus ssp. albidus Photo by John Lonsdale
Narcissus albidus ssp. foliosus Photo by John Lonsdale
Narcissus albidus subsp. occidentalis Photographed by Jane McGary. These plants came from Monocot Nursery (England) under this name, which I cannot verify in the literature. Comment is welcome. There is a subsp. albidus of N. romieuxii, and John Blanchard reports "very white" forms seen in several locations in "a wide area" of Algeria, from one of which populations this material must originate. The second photo is from John Lonsdale.
Narcissus albidus ssp. tananicus Photos by John Lonsdale.
Narcissus albidus ssp. zaianicus Photo by John Lonsdale.
Narcissus alpestris, more commonly called N. moschatus, is native to Spain, where it is reported to grow on steep, rocky slopes. The photo shows the typical drooping flowers. Said to be difficult in the open garden; these plants do well in a bulb frame in Oregon, watered occasionally during summer and kept moist fall through mid spring. Photo by Jane McGary.
Narcissus assoanus Grows on limestone in meadows, on slopes and in rocky places in France as far north as Quercy but more abundantly in the Pyrenees. Photo by Arnold Trachtenberg, Grown at Wave Hill
Narcissus asturiensis is a miniature trumpet native to Spain and Portugal where it grows on higher slopes of mountains. It has solitary pendent golden yellow flowers with a fringed corona and flowers late winter to early spring. Photos by John Lonsdale.
Narcissus broussonetii is distributed only in Morocco. It is distinctive in that it has a long corolla tube. There is no fragrance detectable in the specimens show below. Photos by Nhu Nguyen taken at the UC Botanical Garden.
Narcissus bulbocodium, native to the Iberian Peninsula and northwestern Africa, has two subspecies and many varieties, the nomenclature of which is confusing to gardeners. The first photo was taken by John Lonsdale and the second by Jamie Vande who writes: This is the typical commerical strain available in Europe, naturalised in my lawn.
Narcissus bulbocodium alpinus The plant identified with its photo as "alpinus" was received misnamed from another gardener and proper identification is sought (please edit this entry if you know what it is). Photo from Jane McGary
Narcissus bulbocodium ssp. bulbocodium var. graelsii Photo by John Lonsdale
Narcissus bulbocodium subsp. bulbocodium var. nivalis is a very small form from the Atlas Mountains of North Africa, shown here flourishing in an uncovered raised bed in Oregon; it is a top choice for troughs and rock gardens. Photos by Jane McGary
Narcissus bulbocodium ssp. bulbocodium var. pallidus is a large-flowered, pale yellow form from the mountains of Morocco, growing very well in an unheated bulb frame in Oregon. The first photo was taken by Jane McGary and the second by John Lonsdale.
Narcissus bulbocodium ssp. praecox Photo by John Lonsdale.
Narcissus calcicola is native to Central Portugal and as the name implies it grows in calcareous soil, due to the presence of limestone, but Henning Christiansen has shown the pockets of soil in which it grows have been found to be acid (pH near 5.9). Plant grown from seed and photographed by Arnold Trachtenberg.
Narcissus cantabricus This "hoop petticoat" species comes from southern Spain, the Balearic Islands, Algeria, and Morocco, and is extremely variable with several subspecies. The plant identified in the photo as "clusii" (not a valid taxonomic name) was grown from seed obtained from the Scottish Rock Garden Club exchange and is probably identical or very similar to plants grown in the UK under this identifying or "garden" name. It has upfacing pure white flowers on very short stems. The first photo by Jane McGary of this plant and the next two from Mary Sue Ittner of this species which blooms in the fall in Northern California, sometimes as early as October and continues until sometimes January.
Two more identified by names that do not appear to be valid and photographed by John Lonsdale are first, one called ‘eualbidus’ and the second and third pictures, var. ‘laciniatus’
The following photos by John Lonsdale:
Narcissus cantabricus ssp. cantabricus has more than one leaf per bulb and is from Spain.
Narcissus cantabricus ssp. monophyllus has one leaf per bulb and is from Southern Spain and North Africa.
Narcissus cantabricus var. foliosus has 3 to 8 narrow leaves and is from Morocco.
Narcissus cordubensis. This species is scented and very similar to Narcissus fernandesii and is included in the latter by some. It is from Spain and has yellow flowers with a green tinge at the base and blooms mid spring. All photos by John Lonsdale, the second and third are of Lemon form.
Narcissus cuatrecasasii ssp. segimonensis from Spain, grown and photographed by Jane McGary. When this picture was added to the wiki, there was some question about whether the photo was this species or Narcissus rupicola. Harold Koopowitz who thought it looked liked the latter wrote this: "Both species are quite variable with regards, size of plant, leaves, size of flower, height and time of flowering. N. cuatrecasasii has three stamens sticking into the corona and there are three in the tube. In N. rupicola all six stamens are in the tube. In N. rupicola the opening to the tube is restricted, in N. cuatrecasasii it is wider."
Narcissus cyclamineus. Photo by John Lonsdale.
Narcissus elegans ssp. elegans . Photo by John Lonsdale.
Narcissus eugeniae. Photo by John Lonsdale.
Narcissus fernandesii is very similar to Narcissus cordubensis which is sometimes included with it. It is native to Spain and Portugal and has 1 to 5 fragrant deep yellow flowers on a 8 inch (20 cm.) stem. It blooms late winter, early spring. Photos by John Lonsdale and Mary Sue Ittner.
Narcissus hedraeanthus. Photos by John Lonsdale.
Narcissus humilis ssp. mauretanicus . Photo by John Lonsdale.
Narcissus jonquilla Known as the Jonquil, this species blooms in winter and occurs in Spain and Portugal where in is found in damp grassy places. It has small yellow flowers and rush like green leaves. It has a strong fragrance that is liked by some but not all. Photo by Mary Sue Ittner.
Narcissus jonquilla var. henriquesii is considered to be Narcissus fernandesii by some, but not all of the Narcissus authorities. Photos taken in March by Jay Yourch
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