Amaryllidaceae
Jonquil
Narcissus jonquilla
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Genus
- Narcissus
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Common names
By language (21)
- Arabic
- النرجس البري الأصفر
- arz
- نرجس جونكيلا
- Chinese
- 长寿水仙, 长寿花, 丁香水仙, 灯心草水仙
- cv
- Нарцисс жонкилья
- Czech
- Narcis okolíkatý
- Dutch
- Jonquille
- English
- Jonquil, Jonquille, Rush daffodil
- Esperanto
- Jonkvilo
- German
- Jonquille
- Italian
- Giunchiglia
- Japanese
- キズイセン
- kw
- Fionen
- lah
- بسنتی نرگس
- Persian
- گل نرگس وحشی
- Polish
- Narcyz żonkil, Żonkil
- Russian
- Жонкиль, Нарцисс жонкиль, Нарцисс жёлтый
- Spanish
- Alhelias, Alhelías, Campanita de la Virgen, Candeleros de las riberas, Jonquilla juncifolia, Junquillo amarillo, Junquillo de olor, Junquillo menor
- Swedish
- Jonkvill
- Turkish
- Fulya
- Walloon
- Fleur d' avri
- Welsh
- Croeso'r gwanwyn
Synonyms
- Hermione jonquilla (L.) Haw.
- Hermione juncifolia Salisb.
- Hermione similis Salisb.
- Narcissus jonquilla var. minor (Haw.) Baker
- Narcissus jonquilla var. stellaris Baker
- Narcissus jonquilloides var. webbii (Parl.) Nyman
- Narcissus juncifolius Salisb.
- Narcissus pseudojonquilla Desf.
- Narcissus similis Steud.
- Queltia jonquilla (L.) Herb.
- Queltia juncifolia (Salisb.) Herb.
- Tityrus jonquilla (L.) Salisb.
- Tityrus similis Salisb.
Flowers
- In flower
- February to April (from 36 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Cleveland Powell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Cillas, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dominicus Johannes Bergsma, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dominicus Johannes Bergsma, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: saltyhiker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dominicus Johannes Bergsma, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Santiago Martín-Bravo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dominicus Johannes Bergsma, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: NasserHalaweh, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Petticoat daffodilNarcissus bulbocodiumAmaryllidaceae
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- Narcissus cyclamineusAmaryllidaceae
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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.