Narcissus nivalis

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Narcissus nivalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Narcissus
Species:
N. nivalis
Binomial name
Narcissus nivalis
Synonyms
  • Narcissus bulbocodium subsp. nivalis (Graells) K.Richt.

Narcissus nivalis is a species of the genus Narcissus (daffodils) in the family Amaryllidaceae. It is classified in Section Bulbocodium. It is native to Morocco in North Africa.

Taxonomy[edit]

Narcissus nivalis was described by the Spanish physician, naturalist and politician Mariano de la Paz Graells and published in Memorias, Real Academia de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales de Madrid 2: 473, in 1859.[3] The species name nivalis, means snow.

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