NameThatPlant.net: Narcissus papyraceus

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Narcissus papyraceus FAMILY Amaryllidaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Naturalized daffodils are often undercollected and misidentified by field botanists. When making specimens of Narcissus, the collector should note number of flowers per scape (in the population), fragrance, tepal/corona color, and whether leaves are glaucous, green, flat, grooved, or round. Read more in Key to the Daffodils (Narcissus, Amaryllidaceae) of Alabama and adjacent states (Spaulding & Barger, 2014)

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Narcissus papyraceus FAMILY Liliaceae

COMMON NAME:
Paperwhite Daffodil, Paperwhite Narcissus

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Narcissus papyraceus FAMILY Amaryllidaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Narcissus papyraceus FAMILY Liliaceae

4749

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Cultivated as an ornamental, persistent and naturalized in lawns, roadsides, and disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Mediterranean Europe

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Basal (plant scapose)
Leaves flat, 0.5-1.5cm wide

FLOWER:
Spring
White
6 tepals
Corona shorter than perianth lobes
6 stamens
Inferior ovary
Bisexual

Inflorescences of usually 4-15 flowers

FRUIT:
Capsule

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