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



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Narcissus ×incomparabilis [poeticus × pseudonarcissus]   FAMILY Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Narcissus ×incomparabilis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of New York State (Werier, 2017)

Narcissus poeticus × pseudonarcissus

SYNONYMOUS WITH Key to the Daffodils (Narcissus, Amaryllidaceae) of Alabama and adjacent states (Spaulding & Barger, 2014)

Narcissus ×incomparabilis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26 (2002)

Narcissus ×incomparabilis

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 044-01-004:

Narcissus incomparabilis   FAMILY Amaryllidaceae

 

COMMON NAME:
Nonesuch Daffodil


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JK Marlow    jkm230219_1144

February    Greenville County    SC

in cultivation

image of Narcissus ×incomparabilis, Nonesuch Daffodil

JK Marlow    jkm230219_1145

February    Greenville County    SC

in cultivation

Leaves somewhat glaucous, > 8 mm wide, flattened, solid, per Weakley's Flora (2022).

image of Narcissus ×incomparabilis, Nonesuch Daffodil

JK Marlow    jkm230219_1149

February    Greenville County    SC

in cultivation

Corona 10-25mm long, distinctly shorter than the perianth lobes; corona margin undulate, per Weakley's Flora (2022).

image of Narcissus ×incomparabilis, Nonesuch Daffodil

JK Marlow    jkm230219_1151

February    Greenville County    SC

in cultivation

Tepals > 10mm wide. Corona usually conspicuously darker in color than the tepals, per Weakley's Flora (2022).

image of Narcissus ×incomparabilis, Nonesuch Daffodil

JK Marlow    jkm230224_1176

February    Greenville County    SC

in cultivation

image of Narcissus ×incomparabilis, Nonesuch Daffodil

JK Marlow    jkm230224_1177

February    Greenville County    SC

in cultivation

image of Narcissus ×incomparabilis, Nonesuch Daffodil

JK Marlow    jkm230224_1178

February    Greenville County    SC

in cultivation

So many cultivars...

image of Narcissus ×incomparabilis, Nonesuch Daffodil

JK Marlow    jkm230224_1180

February    Greenville County    SC

in cultivation

Corona 10-25mm long, distinctly shorter than the perianth lobes; corona margin undulate, per Weakley's Flora (2022).

image of Narcissus ×incomparabilis, Nonesuch Daffodil

JK Marlow    jkm230224_1184

February    Greenville County    SC

in cultivation

image of Narcissus ×incomparabilis, Nonesuch Daffodil

JK Marlow    jkm230224_1185

February    Greenville County    SC

in cultivation

image of Narcissus ×incomparabilis, Nonesuch Daffodil

JK Marlow    jkm230224_1187

February    Greenville County    SC

in cultivation

Another cultivar...

image of Narcissus ×incomparabilis, Nonesuch Daffodil

JK Marlow    jkm230224_1188

February    Greenville County    SC

in cultivation

image of Narcissus ×incomparabilis, Nonesuch Daffodil

JK Marlow    jkm230224_1190

February    Greenville County    SC

in cultivation

image of Narcissus ×incomparabilis, Nonesuch Daffodil

JK Marlow    jkm230224_1191

February    Greenville County    SC

in cultivation

image of Narcissus ×incomparabilis, Nonesuch Daffodil

JK Marlow    jkm230224_1194

February    Greenville County    SC

in cultivation

image of Narcissus ×incomparabilis, Nonesuch Daffodil

JK Marlow    jkm230224_1197

February    Greenville County    SC

in cultivation

Hypanthial tube (below the tepals) distinctly widening toward its apex; stem distinctly 2-edged, per Weakley's Flora (2022).

image of Narcissus ×incomparabilis, Nonesuch Daffodil

JK Marlow    jkm190318_6824

March    Greenville County    SC

Furman University

This sterile taxon is native to France and thought to be a natural hybrid (Narcissus, Webb 1980), per Key to the Daffodils (Narcissus, Amaryllidaceae) of Alabama and adjacent states (Spaulding & Barger, 2014).

image of Narcissus ×incomparabilis, Nonesuch Daffodil

JK Marlow    jkm190318_6824c

March    Greenville County    SC

Furman University

image of Narcissus ×incomparabilis, Nonesuch Daffodil

JK Marlow    jkm240312_7684

March    Greenville County    SC

A double-flower form: corona divided into numerous segments resembling tepals, stamens petaloid, per Key to the Daffodils (Narcissus, Amaryllidaceae) of Alabama and adjacent states (Spaulding & Barger, 2014).

image of Narcissus ×incomparabilis, Nonesuch Daffodil

JK Marlow    jkm240312_7687

March    Greenville County    SC

This may be the heirloom 'Butter-and-Eggs', a double-flower cultivar that dates back to the 1700s.

 

 

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Narcissus ×incomparabilis [poeticus × pseudonarcissus]   FAMILY Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Narcissus ×incomparabilis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of New York State (Werier, 2017)
Narcissus poeticus × pseudonarcissus

SYNONYMOUS WITH Key to the Daffodils (Narcissus, Amaryllidaceae) of Alabama and adjacent states (Spaulding & Barger, 2014)
Narcissus ×incomparabilis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26
Narcissus ×incomparabilis

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 044-01-004:
Narcissus incomparabilis   FAMILY Amaryllidaceae

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

4748

Forb
Perennial

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

Non-native: Europe

Uncommon (rare in NC Mountains & SC Piedmont)

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

FLOWER:
Spring
Tepals cream or pale yellow; corona usually darker
6 tepals
Corona shorter than perianth lobes
6 stamens
Inferior ovary
Bisexual

Flowers solitary, terminal

FRUIT:
Capsule

 

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