Amaryllidaceae
Paperwhite narcissus
Narcissus papyraceus
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Genus
- Narcissus
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Common names
By language (9)
- Arabic
- نرجس رقيق
- arz
- نرجس رقيق
- Chinese
- 白水仙, 纯白水仙, 臭水仙
- English
- Paperwhite narcissus
- German
- Weihnachts-Narzisse
- Hebrew
- נרקיס ניירי, נרקיס מלבין, נרקיס נייר
- hsb
- Běła narcisa
- Swedish
- Tazett
- Welsh
- Cenhinen-Bedr wen
Synonyms
- Chione papyracea (Ker Gawl.) Salisb.
- Hermione jasminea Salisb.
- Hermione papyracea Schult.f.
- Hermione papyratia Haw.
- Hermione unicolor var. tingitana M.Roem.
- Narcissus linnaeanus subsp. papyraceus (Ker Gawl.) Rouy
- Narcissus papyraceus var. albulus (Levier) Nyman
- Narcissus papyraceus var. gennarii (Parl.) Nyman
- Narcissus papyraceus var. niveus (Loisel.) Herb.
- Narcissus papyraceus var. tingitanus (M.Roem.) Pau
- Narcissus papyratius Spach
- Narcissus tazetta subsp. papyraceus (Ker Gawl.) Baker
- Narcissus tazetta var. papyraceus (Ker Gawl.) Baker
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Dominicus Johannes Bergsma, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Audrey from Central Pennsylvania, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Audrey from Central Pennsylvania, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ashley CHILE baz from uk, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dominicus Johannes Bergsma, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Consultaplantas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lies Van Rompaey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lies Van Rompaey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.