Narcissus and Daffodil

Classification of Narcissus 37
N. gayi (Hénon) Pugsley. Probably a variation of N. pseudonarcissus (below). Origin
unknown.
N. genesii-lopezii Casas. Described as a very glaucous-leafed plant with sulphurcoloured
flowers. East-central Spain.
N. hispanicus Gouan. Tall, with flowers of 10 cm diameter, yellow; leaves bluish,
twisted; corona very flared at mouth. Long-cultivated, origin obscure.
N. longispathus Pugsley. Tall with up to three usually wholly yellow flowers per
umbel; spathes very conspicuous, to 10 cm long. South-eastern Spain.
N. macrolobus (Jordan) Pugsley. Up to 25 cm tall; pale yellow with corona slightly
deeper yellow; probably a variation of N. pallidiflorus. North-eastern Spain, southwestern
France.
N. moleroi Casas. Similar to N. alpestris but flowers smaller, pale yellow. North-eastern
Spain.
N. moschatus L. Up to 30 cm tall; flowers creamy-white, pendent with petals
drooping alongside corona. Origin unknown, but probably from south-western
France or north-eastern Spain.
N. nevadensis Pugsley. Flowers up to four in an umbel, bicoloured with pale yellow
petals and corona slightly deeper. Southern Spain.
N. nobilis (Haworth) Schultes fil. Only 15–30 cm tall but flowers 8–12 cm diameter,
bicoloured; petals white, corona deep yellow. Northern Spain, northern
Portugal. Var. leonensis (Pugsley) Fernandes from north-central Spain is a largerflowered
variant, with flowers up to 12.5 cm diameter with a very widely-flared
corona.
N. obvallaris Salisbury. To 30 cm but with relatively small flowers (4 cm
diameter), wholly yellow. Central-southern Spain, naturalised in western
Britain.
N. pallidiflorus Pugsley. Flowers very pale cream/yellow, to 7.5 cm diameter; perianth
segments twisted, corona mouth much-toothed. Northern and north-eastern
Spain, south-western France.
N. perez-chiscanoi Casas. Probably rather similar to N. obvallaris (above), with fairly
small flowers. Central-south Spain.
N. primigenius (Suarez ex Lainz) Casas and Lainz. This appears to be very similar
to N. nobilis, perhaps best treated as a variant of it. North-west Spain.
N. pseudonarcissus L.
ssp. pseudonarcissus To 30 cm; bicoloured white/yellow flowers; corona not
widely expanded and frilled. Spain, southern France, northern Italy; naturalised
in several other countries in Europe.
ssp. eugeniae (Casas) Casas. A smaller plant to 10 cm but flowers to 7.5 cm
diameter; perianth segments not overlapping; leaves short and wide. Centraleastern
Spain.
N. pseudonarcissus ssp. pugsleyanus Barra and Lopez. Appears to be closer to
N. nobilis, but with smaller flowers and a perianth tube that is markedly shorter
(only 1.2–2 cm). Central Spain.
N. radinganorum Casas. Probably close to N. hispanicus with wholly yellow flowers,
but a smaller plant, 25–40 cm tall. South-eastern Spain.
N. tortuosus Haworth. Flowers sulphur-white with twisted petals, similar to
N. moschatus. Northern Spain.