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Amaryllidaceae

Petticoat daffodil

Narcissus bulbocodium L.

Family
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Narcissus

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Petticoat daffodil: Narcissus bulbocodium in a garden in Gradignan, Gironde, France on 25 March 2005
Photo: Jean-Jacques MILAN, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (12)
arz
نرجس بولبوكوديوم
Asturian
Golguera de capuchón
Chinese
黄裙水仙, 围裙水仙
Czech
Narcis sukničkový
Dutch
Hoepelroknarcis
English
Petticoat daffodil
French
Trompette de méduse
German
Reifrock-Narzisse
mwl
Campaninas
Portuguese
Campainhas, Anúncios, Cucos, Narcisos
Russian
Нарцисс брандушка
Welsh
Cenhinen-Bedr gylchog

Synonyms

  • Corbularia bulbocodium (L.) Haw.
  • Corbularia bulbocodium subsp. aurea (Delile) Nyman
  • Corbularia bulbocodium subsp. gallica (Rouy) Rouy
  • Corbularia tenuifolia Salisb.
  • Corbularia turgida Salisb.
  • Narcissus bulbocodium subsp. graellsii (Webb ex Graells) K.Richt.
  • Narcissus bulbocodium var. graellsii (Webb ex Graells) Baker
  • Narcissus bulbocodium var. seortinus (Haw.) A.Fern.
  • Narcissus bulbocodium var. tenuifolius (Salisb.) Baker
  • Narcissus gallicus Rouy
  • Narcissus turgidus Salisb.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.