Narcissus minor

Narcissus minor, the lesser daffodil or least daffodil, is a species of Narcissus within the family Amaryllidaceae.^[2] The species and its cultivar 'Little Gem' have both gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^[3][4]

Narcissus minor
Narcissus minor 'Little Gem'
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Amaryllidoideae
Genus:	Narcissus
Species:	N. minor
Binomial name
Narcissus minor L.[1]
Synonyms[2]
List Ajax minimus Haw. Ajax minor (L.) Haw. Ajax minor var. angustus Haw. Ajax minor var. conspicuus Haw. Ajax minor var. medius Haw. Ajax minor var. minimus Haw. Ajax nanus Haw. Ajax parviflorus Jord. Ajax pumilus Haw. Ajax pygmaeus M.Roem. Narcissus asturiensis subsp. brevicoronatus (Pugsley) Uribe-Ech. Narcissus asturiensis var. brevicoronatus Pugsley Narcissus exiguus Salisb. Narcissus hispanicus subsp. provincialis (Pugsley) M.Salmon Narcissus jacetanus subsp. vasconicus Fern.Casas Narcissus minor var. brevicoronatus (Pugsley) Barra & G.López Narcissus parviflorus (Jord.) Pugsley Narcissus provincialis Pugsley Narcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. provincialis (Pugsley) J.-M.Tison Narcissus pumilus Salisb. Narcissus vasconicus (Fern.Casas) Fern.Casas Oileus minor (L.) Haw. Oileus pumilus Haw.

Description

Narcissus minor is a bulb plant which sprouts stems ranging from 8–25 cm tall. Flowers are solitary, yellow in colour and grow between 25-40mm long. N. minor appears very similar to N. asturiensis, however N. minor possesses larger stems.^[5]

Distribution and habitat

Narcissus minor is native to the Pyrenees mountain range, northern Spain^[5] and France,^[6] where it can be found growing in alpine habitat such as mountain meadows and in scrub. This species has also been introduced further into Europe where it has successfully naturalized in Austria.^[6]