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Narcissus deficiens (Triparted-crown late Narcissus) |
Narcissus deficiens (AMARYLLIDACEAE.)
Images for this profile are taken from the Maltese Islands after year 2000. |
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| Nomenclature and Basic Information |
Species name : |
Narcissus deficiensHerb.
Published in Edwards's Bot. Reg. 33: t. 22 (1847) |
Synonyms :
(basionym or principal syn.) |
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Plant Family : |
Amaryllidaceae
Jaume St.-Hil (The Daffodil or Amaryllis Family)
28 species from the Amaryllidaceae family are recorded from the Maltese Islands. | English name(s) : | Triparted-crown late Narcissus, Triparted-crown autumn Narcissus, Herbert's autumn Narcissus |
Maltese name(s) : |
Narċis imwaħħar, Ranċis imwaħħar |
Status for Malta : |
Indigenous. Present on the Maltese islands before man |
Frequency : |
Very Common Common Frequent Scarce Rare Very rare Extinct |
Growth form : |
Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: GEOPHYTE ( bearing underground bulbs, rhizomes, stolons, etc. )
Germination [info]: Monocotyledon |
Legal Protection : |
Not legally protected till the last update of this website (2/Mar/2022) |
Red List (1989) : |
Not listed in the Red Data Book of the Maltese Islands |
Flowering Time : |
September – November |
Colour of Flowers: |
White |
Toxicity: |
Mildy toxic, can cause adverse conditions if consumed in large quantities |
Name Derivation : |
Narcissus: To numb, stun or paralyze, referring to the narcotic properties of several plants in this genus. In Greek mythology Narcissus was an attractive youth who fell in love with his own image in water and pined away for it until he died and changed into the narcissus flower. (Greek origin )
deficiens:
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Planting in rural areas : |
Can be planted in rural areas according to ERA Guidelines |
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Description, Habitat and Distribution | |
Habitat in Europe: |
Stony hillsides, garigue, steppe and other dry places | |
Preferred habitat in Malta: |
Garigue, steppe, rocky wasteland. | |
Botanical Description: |
Bulb 15-25 x 12-20 mm. Leaves 10-20 cm x 1 mm, cylindrical, somewhat glaucous, 1-2 on non-flowering bulbs, usually absent from a bulb which has flowered, appearing in spring. Scape 10-25 cm, slender. Flowers solitary, less often 2(-3), erect, fragrant. Spathe 15-35 mm, hyaline, tubular in lower half. Pedicel 7-20(-30) mm. Hypanthial tube 12-20 mm. Perianth-segments 10-16 x 3-7 mm, oblong-lanceolate, patent, white. Corona 1-1.5 x 3-4 mm, 3-lobed, yolk-yellow to amber, often greenish in young flowers. Flowering in autumn. | |
Distributional range: |
Mediterranean region and S. Portugal |
Distributional map in Europe
and the Mediterranean region (2018): |
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Occurrences in Europe.
(from Flora Europaea pre year 1993): |
the Balaeric Islands, Corse, Crete, Greece, Spain (incl. Andorra but excl. the Balaerics), Italy (excl. Sicily and Sardignia), ex-Jugoslavia, Portugal, Sardinia, Sicily and/or Malta |
Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region.
(from Euro+Med Checklist, 2019)
Country codes
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AE(G) Ag Bl Co Cr Cy Gr Hs IJ It Ju Lu Ma Sa Si Tn Tu(A) |
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Atlas Flora Europaea
GBIF Distribution map
