Narcissus hedraeanthus

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.

Narcissus hedraeanthus
Scientific 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

Description

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

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

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References
  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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  4. Alpine gaerden Society

Bibliography
  • 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.


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