Amaryllidaceae
Common daffodil
Narcissus pseudonarcissus
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Genus
- Narcissus
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Common names
By language (15)
- Arabic
- نرجس بري
- Basque
- Anbulo gaizto
- Chinese
- 喇叭水仙, 大花喇叭水仙, 黄水仙, 洋水仙
- Czech
- Narcis žlutý
- Dutch
- Wilde narcis, Trompetnarcis
- English
- Common daffodil, Daffodil, Wild daffodil, Easter lilly
- Finnish
- Keltanarsissi, Pääsiäislilja
- French
- Jonquille, Ailault, Aillault, Faux narcisse, Jeannette jaune, Narcisse jaune, Narcisse trompette, Porillon
- German
- Gelbe Narzisse, Osterglocke, Falscher Narzissus, Osterglocken, Osterglöckchen, Trompeten-Narzisse
- hsb
- Złoty bólčk, Žołta nartuša
- Japanese
- らっぱ水仙, ラッパスイセン, 喇叭水仙
- Slovenian
- Rumeni narcis
- Spanish
- Campanilla tragona, Campanillas grandes, Capillejas, Capilotes, Cebolla de lechuguilla, Cebolla de los prados, Cebolla de oro, Falso narciso
- Swedish
- Påskliljor
- Welsh
- Cenhinen Pedr, Cennin pedr
Synonyms
- Ajax breviflos Haw.
- Ajax cambricus Haw.
- Ajax capax M.Roem.
- Ajax cuneifolius Haw.
- Ajax fenestralis Gray
- Ajax festalis Salisb.
- Ajax festalis var. plenissimus Haw.
- Ajax festalis var. plenus Haw.
- Ajax festalis var. scoticus Haw.
- Ajax festinus Jord.
- Ajax gayi Henon
- Ajax hexangularis (Haw.) Herb.
- Ajax lobularis Haw.
- Ajax montinus Jord.
- Ajax multicus J.Gay
- Ajax platylobus Jord.
- Ajax porrigens Jord.
- Ajax praelongus Jord.
- Ajax pseudonarcissus Haw.
- Ajax pygmaeus M.Roem.
- Ajax radians M.Roem.
- Ajax rudbeckii M.Roem.
- Ajax sabiniamus Herb.
- Ajax serratus Haw.
- Ajax serratus var. suavis Haw.
- Ajax sexangularis M.Roem.
- Ajax telamonius Haw.
- Ajax telamonius var. grandiplenus Haw.
- Ajax telamonius var. plenus Haw.
- Narcissus ajax Sweet
- Narcissus andersonii Sabine ex M.Roem.
- Narcissus breviflos (Haw.) Steud.
- Narcissus capax Salisb. ex Sweet
- Narcissus festalis Salisb.
- Narcissus fontqueri Fern.Casas & Rivas Ponce
- Narcissus gayi (Henon) Pugsley
- Narcissus gayi var. praelongus (Jord.) Pugsley
- Narcissus glaucus Hornem.
- Narcissus horsfeldii hort. ex Burb.
- Narcissus luteus Bubani
and 20 more.
Flowers
- In flower
- February to April (from 1,328 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Daniele Giugia, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: José Luis Camaño, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Peyton Phelps, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: jamie-aa, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: mireiapm28, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 🌴Anxo🌿, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: kitkat22, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Narcissus serotinusAmaryllidaceae
- Narcissus triandrusAmaryllidaceae
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- Narcissus cyclamineusAmaryllidaceae
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- Narcissus scaberulusAmaryllidaceae
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.