Narcissus tazetta L.

Spice Flowers detail In the field 1 In the field 2

Family: AMARYLLIDACEAE

Genus: Narcissus

Catalan common name: Assa groga. Assutzena borda. Espassa de sant. Junquillo. Nadala.

Spanish common name: Narciso común. Narciso de manojo.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Girona. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza. Cabrera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): West Mediterranean

Uses and properties: Medicinal.

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Geophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Garden plants. Non-saline wetlands (intermittent watercourses, streams, artesian wells, ditches). Humid soils and road sides.

Characteristics: Narcissus tazetta has flat leaves, pale green in colour, produces and inflorescence that has up to fifteen flowers with whitish yellow petals and a well-developed yellow corona. When in flower, it cannot be confused for another species, only if only the leaves are present can it be confounded with Leucojum aestivum, that can be found in the same habitats. In the larger isles, this narcissus flowers during the winter, while in the Archipelago of Cabrera, where it is very abundant, it flowers during the autumn.