Narcissus minor

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamilia: Amaryllidoideae
Tribus: Narcisseae
Genus: Narcissus
Sectiones: N. sect. Pseudonarcissi

Species: Narcissus minor
Name

Narcissus minor L., Sp. Pl. ed. 2: 415 (1762).
Synonyms

Homotypic
Ajax minor (L.) Herb., Suppl. Pl. Succ.: 111 (1819).
Diomedes minor (L.) Haw., Philos. Mag. 62: 440 (1823).
Oileus minor (L.) Haw., Monogr. Narcissin.: 4 (1831).
Narcissus pseudonarcissus var. minor (L.) Baker, Gard. Chron. 1869: 529 (1869).
Narcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. minor (L.) Baker, Handb. Amaryll.: 4 (1888).
Heterotypic
Narcissus exiguus Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 220 (1796).
Narcissus pumilus Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 220 (1796).
Ajax cuneiflorus Salisb., Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 343 (1812).
Ajax minor var. angustus Haw., Suppl. Pl. Succ.: 112 (1819).
Ajax minor var. conspicuus Haw., Suppl. Pl. Succ.: 112 (1819).
Ajax minor var. medius Haw., Suppl. Pl. Succ.: 112 (1819).
Ajax minor var. minimus Haw., Suppl. Pl. Succ.: 112 (1819).
Narcissus cuneiflorus (Salisb.) Link, Handbuch 1: 204 (1829).
Ajax minimus Haw., Monogr. Narciss. 1: 1 (1831).
Ajax nanus Haw., Monogr. Narciss. 2: 5 (1831).
Ajax pumilus (Salisb.) Haw., Monogr. Narciss. 1: 3 (1831).
Oileus pumilus (Salisb.) Haw., Monogr. Narcissin.: 4 (1831).
Ajax minor var. humilior Haw., Amaryllidaceae: 299 (1837).
Queltia pumila (Salisb.) Herb., Amaryllidaceae: 316 (1837).
Narcissus nanus (Haw.) Spach, Hist. Nat. Vég. 12: 433 (1846).
Hermione pumila (Salisb.) M.Roem., Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 4: 234 (1847).
Narcissus minor var. cuneiflorus (Salisb.) Willk. et Lange, Prodr. Fl. Hisp. 1: 151 (1861).
Ajax parviflorus Jord. in A.Jordan et J.P.Fourreau, Icon. Fl. Eur. 3: 4 (1903).
Narcissus minor var. minimus (Haw.) Pugsley], J. Roy. Hort. Soc. 58: 43 (1933).
Narcissus parviflorus (Jord.) Pugsley, J. Roy. Hort. Soc. 58: 49 (1933).
Narcissus provincialis Pugsley, J. Bot. 77: 334 (1939).
Narcissus minor var. parviflorus (Jord.) A.Fern., Bol. Soc. Brot., II, 25: 183 (1951).
Narcissus minor var. provincialis (Pugsley) A.Fern., Bol. Soc. Brot., II, 25: 183 (1951).
Narcissus minor var. pumilus (Salisb.) A.Fern., Bol. Soc. Brot., II, 25: 183 (1951).

Notes

Homonym
Narcissus pumilus Delile = Narcissus dubius Gouan

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
Regional: Southwestern Europe
France, Spain

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

Linnaeus, C. 1762. Species Plantarum, ed. 2, Tomus I: 415. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Narcissus minor in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Aug. 05. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Narcissus minor. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 05 2018.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Narcissus minor in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Narcissus minor, the lesser daffodil or least daffodil, is a species of Narcissus within the family Amaryllidaceae.[2] The species and its cultivar 'Little Gem' have both gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3][4]
Description

Narcissus minor is a bulb plant which sprouts stems ranging from 8-25cm tall. Flowers are solitary, yellow in colour and grow between 25-40mm long. N. minor appears very similar to N. asturiensis, however N. minor possesses larger stems.[5]
Distribution and habitat

Narcissus minor is native to the Pyrenees mountain range, northern Spain[5] and France,[6] where it can be found growing in alpine habitat such as mountain meadows and in scrub. This species has also been introduced further into Europe where it has successfully naturalized in Austria.[6]
References

Sp. Pl. ed. 2: 415 (1762)
"Narcissus minor L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
"Narcissus minor (13) lesser daffodil". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
"Narcissus minor 'Little Gem' (1) daffodil 'Little Gem'". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
Phillips, Rix, Roger, Martyn (1989). Bulbs Roger Phillips & Martyn Rix. Pan Books LTD. pp. 122–123. ISBN 0330302531.
"Narcissus minor L." powo.science.kew.org. 2022-05-27. Retrieved 2022-05-27.