Flora
of East-Central Indiana
| Poet's Narcissus |
| Scientific Name | Narcissus poeticus L. |
| Family Name | Liliaceae (Lily Family) |
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Characteristics |
| Habitat: | moist meadows, disturbed areas, open woods, roadsides |
| Plant Height: | 20-40 cm tall |
| Flower Color: | white and yellow |
| Flower: | perfect; complete with calyx and corolla nearly indistinguishable creating 6 tepals that are fused at base; corona (floral cup) fringed with red, yellow below; stamens 6; single style leading to inferior 3-loculed ovary |
| Inflorescence: | single, nodding flower terminating stem |
| Fruit: | capsule |
| Leaves: | simple; entire; basal; linear; typically as long as the scape (flowering stem) |
| Bloom Time: | April-May |
| Origins: | non-native |
| Other: | European native has escaped from cultivation; plant toxic, narcotic; see also N. pseudonarcisus |
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| general plant habit | close up of flower | leaves |
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