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Narcissus poeticus L.

Poet's narcissus (en), Narcisse des poètes (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Narcissus

Characteristics

Bulbs ovoid, 3–4 × 1.5–2 cm, tunic brown. Leaves 4; blade flat, 20–40 cm × 6–10 mm, green to glaucous. Inflorescences 1-flowered, 30–45 cm; spathe pale brown, 4–5 cm, papery. Flowers fragrant; perianth 5–7 cm wide; perianth tube 2–3 cm, gradually tapering to base; tepals overlapping, distinct portions spreading to reflexed, white, ovate-orbicular, 1.5–2.5 × 1.5–2 cm, apex mucro-nate; corona yellow with red, crenulate margin, cup-shaped, 3–5 × 10–15 mm; 3 short stamens included in perianth tube, 3 longer stamens and style exserted into mouth of corona; pedicel 2–3 cm. 2n = 14, 21.
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Scape 40-50 cm high, compressed, 2-edged. Leaves ± glaucous, ± flat. Flower solitary, horizontal or ascending, fragrant; pedicel short; tube narrow-cylindric, greenish; lobes ± = tube, white, spreading to recurved; corona much < lobes, flat and discoid to cup-shaped, yellow, with the margin strongly crimped and red-edged.
Habitally like no. 1 [Narcissus pseudonarcissus L.]; fls usually several; perianth white, 5 cm wide; corona saucer-shaped, less than a fourth as long as the tep, usually yellow with a red margin; 2n=14. Native of Europe, occasionally escaped from cult. into moist meadows in our range. Apr., May.
A lily.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.3
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Damp meadows in mountains.
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It is a temperate plant.
Light 5-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-7

Usage

The flowers are sucked as a snack.
Uses environmental use essential oil material medicinal poison
Edible -
Therapeutic use Perfume (unspecified), Sclerosis (unspecified), Sclerosis(Uterus) (unspecified), Tumor(Breast) (unspecified), Tumor(Ear) (unspecified), Tumor(Uterus) (unspecified)
Human toxicity toxic (bulb), toxic (whole)
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 17 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Narcissus poeticus habit picture by Marie AURIEMMA (cc-by-sa)
Narcissus poeticus habit picture by Michael Andresek (cc-by-sa)
Narcissus poeticus habit picture by Mathieu SOUCHON (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Narcissus poeticus leaf picture by Marie AURIEMMA (cc-by-sa)
Narcissus poeticus leaf picture by Ieg (cc-by-sa)
Narcissus poeticus leaf picture by Jean-François Baudin (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Narcissus poeticus flower picture by Sabine Escaré (cc-by-sa)
Narcissus poeticus flower picture by ben vc (cc-by-sa)
Narcissus poeticus flower picture by Alain Bouché (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Narcissus poeticus fruit picture by viader (cc-by-sa)
Narcissus poeticus fruit picture by Llandrich anna (cc-by-sa)
Narcissus poeticus fruit picture by Llandrich anna (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Narcissus poeticus world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Albania, Austria, Canada, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, France, Micronesia (Federated States of), Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Nicaragua, New Zealand, Romania, Turks and Caicos Islands, Ukraine, and United States of America

Conservation status

Narcissus poeticus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:66165-1
WFO ID wfo-0000697659
COL ID 6RSNC
BDTFX ID 43634
INPN ID 109291
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Autogenes angustifolius Narcissus majalis Narcissus angustifolius Narcissus ornatus Autogenes poeticus Stephanophorum purpuraceum Narcissus poeticus subsp. hellenicus Narcissus poeticus var. hellenicus Narcissus poeticus var. majalis Narcissus majalis var. plenus Narcissus poeticus var. recurvus Hermione angustifolia Narcissus poeticus

Lower taxons

Narcissus poeticus subsp. verbanensis Narcissus poeticus subsp. poeticus Narcissus poeticus subsp. radiiflorus
WorldFloraDB 2024