Narcissus romieuxii explained

Narcissus romieuxii is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae. It is a distinctive, early-flowering daffodil with dark green rush-like foliage. The flowers have narrow perianth segments, while the trumpet is wide and flaring. It blooms in mid to late winter. There are many subspecies and cultivars, with flowers in many shades of white and yellow.^[1] It originated in the Atlas Mountains region of Morocco.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

The Latin specific epithet romieuxii honours the French botanist Henri Auguste Romieux (1857-1937).^[5]

Narcissus romieuxii has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^{[6] [7]}

Subspecies

Several varieties and subspecies have been proposed. The following three are widely accepted:^[8]

• Narcissus romieuxii subsp. albidus (Emb. & Maire) A.Fern.^[9]
• Narcissus romieuxii subsp. jacquemoudii (Fern.Casas) Zonn.^[10]
• Narcissus romieuxii subsp. romieuxii

Notes and References

1. http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~gdk/stabg_new/poms/2011/jan11pom.htm Bob Mitchell. Narcissus romieuxii. Plant of the Month. January 2011. St. Andrews Botanical Garden
2. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=282282 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
3. Braun-Blanquet, Josias & René Maire. 1922. Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de l'Afrique du Nord 13: 192
4. Emberger, Marie Louis & René Charles Joseph Ernest Maire. 1929. Pl. Marocc. Nov. 6.
5. Book: Harrison, Lorraine . RHS Latin for Gardeners . 2012 . Mitchell Beazley . United Kingdom . 978-1845337315 .
6. Web site: Narcissus romieuxii . www.rhs.org . Royal Horticultural Society . 24 February 2020.
7. Web site: AGM Plants - Ornamental . July 2017 . 107 . Royal Horticultural Society . www.rhs.org . 18 February 2019.
8. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-282282 The Plant List
9. Fernandes, Abílio. 1959. Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana II, 33: 113
10. Zonneveld, Bernardus Joannes Maria. 2008. Plant Systematics and Evolution 275(1-2): 130.