Narcissus triandrus
Angel's tears | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
Genus: | Narcissus |
Species: | N. triandrus
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Binomial name | |
Narcissus triandrus L.
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Narcissus triandrus is a species of dwarf bulbous flowering plant native to France, Spain and Portugal.[2] With the common name angel's tears, the plant grows to 30 cm (12 in) in height, and has pendent (nodding or drooping) cream to yellowish flowers, with strongly reflexed perianth segments, in late spring.[3]
The flower size varies, increasing from southeast to northwest, correlating with plant size, probably reflecting a rainfall gradient from the hot Mediterranean climate of the southeast to the cooler, wetter Atlantic climate found in the northwest. Changes in flower size correlate with pollinator fauna, Anthophora species being dominant in the southern population and the larger-bodied Bombus species in the north.[4]
The popular cultivar 'Hawera', belonging to the Triandrus group, flowers in late spring. It has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5]
References[]
- ^ Tropicos
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Linnaeus, Carl von. 1762. Species Plantarum, Edition 2 p 416
- ^ Barrett SC, Harder LD. The evolution of polymorphic sexual systems in daffodils (Narcissus). New Phytol. 2005 Jan;165(1):45-53.
- ^ "Narcissus 'Hawera'". RHS. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- Narcissus (plant)
- Flora of Spain
- Flora of France
- Flora of Portugal
- Plants described in 1762
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
- Garden plants of Europe
- Amaryllidaceae stubs