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Plant life of Iberia - Amaryllidaceae: daffodil, narcissi, snowdrop
Small Pheasant’s Eye Narcissus (Narcissus serotinus)

English name: Small Pheasant’s Eye Narcissus
Spanish name: Narciso
Scientific name: Narcissus serotinus (Linnaeus)
Family: Amaryllidaceae

An autumn flowering, short narcissus with white flowers and a contrasting orange corona, though scented, it has an unpleasant fragrance. The flowering stems are around 15 to 20cm tall with a solitary bloom of 20 to 30mm, or occasionally up to five blooms per scape. The fine leaves which may not be present until after flowering time are cylindrical, blue-green and rush like with only two per bulb.
Habitat: meadows, banks, open woodland on sandy or light gravely soil, often near to coast. The bulbs dislike disturbance.

Distribution: Most of the Mediterranean area

Key Words
Flower colour: white, orange cup
Flowering month: October November December
Size: s / m / l: small
Special features: scented

Small Pheasant’s Eye Narcissus (Narcissus serotinus)

Small Pheasant’s Eye Narcissus (Narcissus serotinus)

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