Narcissus and Daffodil

46 B. Mathew
ssp. praecox Gatt. and Weiller. Winter-flowering; flowers primrose
yellow, 4.5–5 cm long; corona widely funnel-shaped, to 3.7 cm diameter.
Morocco.
var. praecox. Perianth segments with six veins. Morocco.
var. paucinervius Maire. Perianth segments with three veins. Morocco.
N. cantabricus DC. Flower pure white or greenish-white, usually produced in winter;
anthers usually included or equalling the corona.
ssp. cantabricus. Leaves usually more than one per bulb.
var. cantabricus. Leaves usually two per bulb, spreading or prostrate.
Flowers pure white. Spain.
var. foliosus. Leaves three to eight per bulb, erect. Flowers milky-white,
born on a distinct pedicel; corona 2–3cm diameter. Morocco.
var. petunioides. Leaves one to three per bulb. Flowers white; corona up to
4 cm diameter, very widely flared and markedly crenulate. Algeria.
var. kesticus. Leaves usually two to four per bulb. Flowers milky- or greenishwhite;
corona 2.5–3 cm diameter. Morocco. Plants described as N. peroccidentalis
Casas from western Morocco are probably the same as this, with
flowers often not pure white.
ssp. luteolentus Barra and Lopez. This was described from south-east Spain
(Albacete) and is said to have noticeably yellowish flowers and dark brown
spathes.
ssp. monophyllus (Dur.) A. Fernandes. Leaf one per bulb, prostrate. Flowers
pure white; corona 1–2cm long, 2–3.5 cm diameter. South-eastern Spain,
Morocco, Algeria.
ssp. tananicus (Maire) A. Fernandes. Leaves erect, three to five per bulb. Flowers
ca. 5 cm long with off-white corona and pale yellow perianth segments; corona
narrowly conical, 2–2.5 cm diameter. Morocco.
N. hedraeanthus (Webb and Heldr.) Colmeiro. Dwarf plant (scape 5–8cm) with
small straw yellow flowers facing obliquely upwards or suberect; perianth segments
wide (ca. 5 mm); stamens exserted from corona. South-eastern and south-central
Spain.
N. jacquemoudii. Casas is a little-known species from Morocco, said to resemble
N. [bulbocodium var.] graellsii.
N. obesus Salisbury. Leaves prostrate. Flowers large, usually deep yellow; corona
with incurved margin. Western and southern Portugal, Morocco.
N. romieuxii Braun Blanquet and Maire. Flowers rather pale, sulphur yellow to
greenish-white; anthers usually exserted from corona.
ssp. romieuxii. Flowers pale sulphur yellow.
var. romieuxii. Pedicels absent or very short, to ca. 5 mm; flowers large, up
to 4 cm long; perianth segments almost as long as corona. Morocco.
Note: N. romieuxii var. mesatlanticus Maire is probably just one of the variants of
var. romieuxii.