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Taxon:  Narcissus poeticus L.



Summary
Genus:
Narcissus
Subgenus:
Narcissus
Section:
Narcissus
Family:
Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:
Amaryllidoideae
Tribe:
Narcisseae
Nomen number:
25042
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:289. 1753
Verified:
07/09/2015 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Narcissus poeticus L. subsp. poeticus (0 active accession[s])
Narcissus poeticus L. subsp. radiiflorus (Salisb.) Baker (0 active accession[s])
Narcissus poeticus L. subsp. verbanensis (Herb.) P. D. Sell (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
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Common names
English
narcissus –
pheasant's-eye –
pheasant's-eye daffodil –
poet's narcissus –
French
claudinette –
narcisse –
narcisse poetes –
oeil de faisan –
German
weiße Narzisse –
Italian
narciso –
Spanish
narciso –
narciso blanco –
trompón –
Swedish
pingstlilja –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeMoldova  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeFormer Yugoslavia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
2Cultivated    also cult.
4Naturalized    natzd. elsewhere
Native
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Switzerland, Hungary
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Moldova, Ukraine
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Greece, Italy, Romania
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Materialsessential oilsthe most important in perfumeryCraker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
Materialsessential oilsthe most important in perfumeryPajaujis Anonis, D. 1993. Flower oils and floral compounds in perfumery.
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. 1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=25042. Accessed 8 May 2025.