Narcissus asturiensis

Narcissus asturiensis
Narcissus asturiensis
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
clade: Angiosperms
clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Narcissus
Species: N. asturiensis
Binomial name
Narcissus asturiensis
(Jordan) Pugsley, 1933

Narcissus asturiensis is a perennial bulbous plant native to the mountains of North Portugal and Spain, where it grows at altitudes up to 2000 m (6000 ft). This dwarf Narcissus is 7–12 cm (2.5– 5 in) tall and has small yellow flowers growing singly.

This is a threatened species in the wild, but it is amenable to cultivation.[1] It can be grown as a cold hardy garden plant, needing vernalization (a period of cold weather) in order to flower. As a garden plant, it will bloom in late January or early February at low altitudes.

This plant contains a number of alkaloids including hemanthamine, hemanthidine, tazettine and epimacronine.[2]

Further images

  • Narcissus astruliensis1a.UME.jpg
  • Narcissus asturiensis.jpg

References

  1. ^ Santos, A.; Fidalgo F., Santos I., Salema R. (2002). "In vitro bulb formation of Narcissus asturiensis, a threatened species of the Amaryllidaceae". Journal of horticultural science & biotechnology 77 (2): 149–152. 
  2. ^ Lewis, John R. (2000). "Amaryllidaceae, muscarine, imidazole, oxazole, thiazole and peptide alkaloids, and other miscellaneous alkaloids" (PDF). Nat. Prod. Rep 17 (1): 57–84. doi:10.1039/a809403i. PMID 10714899. http://www.rsc.org/ej/NP/2000/a809403i.pdf. 


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