Narcissus nivalis

Narcissus nivalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Tribe: Narcisseae
Genus: Narcissus
Species: N. nivalis
Binomial name
Narcissus nivalis
Graells[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Narcissus bulbocodium subsp. nivalis (Graells) K.Richt.

Narcissus nivalis is a species of the genus Narcissus (Daffodils) in the family Amaryllidaceae. It is classified in Section Bulbocodium. It is native to Morocco in North Africa.

Taxonomy

Narcissus nivalis was described by the Spanish physician, naturalist and politician Mariano de la Paz Graells and published in Memorias, Real Academia de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales de Madrid 2: 473, in 1859.[3] The species name nivalis, means snow.

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