Narcissus hedraeanthus

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Narcissus hedraeanthus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Narcissus
Species:
N. hedraeanthus
Binomial name
Narcissus hedraeanthus
(Webb & Heldr.) Colmeiro[1][2]
Distribution range
Synonyms
  • Narcissus bulbocodium var. hedraeanthus (Webb & Heldr.) Baker

Narcissus hedraeanthus is a species of the genus Narcissus (daffodils) in the family Amaryllidaceae. It is classified in Section Bulbocodium, and is among the smallest species in that genus. It flowers in December.

Description[edit]

Narcissus hedraeanthus is 5 – 8 cm in height, the sessile flowers which are up facing and pale yellow have a perianth 5 mm wide with a corona 7 mm by 10 mm. The exserted stamens are orange. The flowers are fragrant.[3][4]

Distribution[edit]

The natural distribution range is the Sierra de Cazorla in Spain.

References[edit]

  1. ^ The Plant List
  2. ^ Enum. Pl. Penins. Hispano-Lusit. 5: 80 1889.
  3. ^ Hanks, Gordon R (2002). Narcissus and Daffodil: The Genus Narcissus. London: Taylor and Francis. p. 427. ISBN 0415273447. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  4. ^ Alpine gaerden Society

Bibliography[edit]

  • John W. Blanchard: Narcissus. A Guide to Wild Daffodils, Alpine Garden Society, Woking 1990.
  • Dumont's Gartenhandbuch: Blumenzwiebeln und Knollen, Dumont Buchverlag, Köln 1998, ISBN 3-7701-4336-1.
  • Walter Erhardt: Narzissen - Osterglocken, Jonquillen, Tazetten, Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart 1993, ISBN 3-8001-6489-2.