Narcissus tazetta L., 1753

Common names

• 🇬🇧 Bunch-flowered Daffodil
• 🇫🇷 Narcisse tazette, Narcisses à bouquet jaune, Narcisse à bouquet

Taxonomy

• Kingdom: Plantae
• Clade: Tracheophytes
• Clade: Angiosperms
• Clade: Monocots
• Order: Asparagales
• Family: Amaryllidaceae
• Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
• Tribe: Narcisseae
• Genus: Narcissus
• Species: Narcissus tazetta

Subspecies

Narcissus tazetta subsp. aureus

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

• Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern

Notes

Possible confusion with N. poeticus L., 1753, whose flowers have a paracorolla bordered with red, while those of N. tazetta have a completely yellow paracorolla.

The following infraspecific taxa are accepted:

• N. tazetta subsp. aureus (Loisel.) Baker, 1888;
• N. tazetta subsp. canariensis (Burb.) Baker, 1888;
• N. tazetta subsp. chinensis (M.Roem.) Masam. & Yanagih., 1941;
• N. tazetta subsp. italicus (Ker Gawl.) Baker, 1888;
• N. tazetta subsp. ochroleucus (Loisel.) Baker, 1888;
• N. tazetta subsp. tazetta L., 1753, P.

Hybridizes with:

• N. jonquilla L., 1753 to produce N. × compressus Haw., 1800, M;
• N. poeticus L., 1753 to produce N. × medioluteus Mill., 1768, M.

Photographs

Sources

• Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 84). Biotope.