Narcissus tazetta L.
Narcissus, cream narcissus
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| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Liliopsida | Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family |
| Subclass | Liliidae | Includes lilies, orchids, and many others |
| Order | Asparagales | A diverse group that includes asparagus |
| Family | Amaryllidaceae | Amaryllis family—plants that grow from bulbs. Includes onions and many others |
| Genus | Narcissus | Named after the handsome son of the river god Cephissus and the nymph Liriope, who was so entranced by his own beauty that he spurned all others |
| Species | tazetta | Apparently an Italian vernacular name from tazza, “a small cup,” referring to the form of the corona, which is a petal-like or crown-like structure between the petals and stamens in some flowers |
Narcissus tazetta description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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