Taxon: Narcissus minor L.

Genus:

Narcissus

Subgenus:

Narcissus

Section:

Pseudonarcissus

Family:

Amaryllidaceae

Subfamily:

Amaryllidoideae

Tribe:

Narcisseae

Nomen number:

314433

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. ed. 2, 1:415. 1762

Link to protologue:

Typification:

Name Verified on:

09-jul-2015 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last Changed: 09-jul-2015

Species priority site is:

Accessions:

0 in National Plant Germplasm System

Other conspecific taxa:

Synonyms:

(=) Ajax cuneiflorus Salisb.
(=) Ajax nanus Haw.
(=) Akersia minimus Haw.
(=) Narcissus cuneiflorus (Salisb.) Link
(=) Narcissus minimus (Haw.) Heynh.
(=) Narcissus minor var. minimus (Haw.) Pugsley
(=) Narcissus nanus (Haw.) Steud.
(=) Narcissus provincialis Pugsley
(=) Narcissus pumilus Salisb.

Common names:

lesser daffodil (Source: BSBI) - English
snönarciss (Source: Kulturvaxtdatabas) - Swedish

Distributional Range:

Native

Europe

SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Portugal, Spain (n.)

Cultivated

(cult.)

References:

Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource on www.skud.info). 2012 (Kulturvaxtdatabas)
Botanical Society of the British Isles BSBI taxon database (on-line resource). (BSBI)
Erhardt, W. et al. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. 2008 (Zander Ency)
Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992 (Dict Gard)
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. Flora europaea. 1964-1980 (F Eur)

Check other web resources for Narcissus minor L. :

Flora Europaea: Database of European Plants (ESFEDS)
ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://germoplasma.iniaf.gob.bo/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=314433. Accessed 1 mayo 2026.