Author | L. | |
Distribution | Mostly Mountains to inner Coastal Plain; scarce in outer Coastal Plain.
Native of Europe; in N.A. from southern Canada south to GA, TX, OR. | |
Abundance | Uncommon to infrequent, except apparently rare in outer Coastal Plain. | |
Habitat | Roadsides, old homesites, campuses, city/town parks, open woods, fields, near streams, empty lots, powerline. | |
Phenology | Flowering and fruiting February-April. | |
Identification | Common Daffodil is a familiar garden plant. It has solitary, large, all-yellow flowers. Most noticeable is the large, trumpet-like corona in the center of the flower -- 1-2 inches long. N. jonquilla has smaller flowers, more than one per stem, and a small/short corona. Horticultural hybrids may also be encountered -- see Weakley's key. | |
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State Rank | SE | |
Global Rank | GNR | |
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USACE-agcp | | |
USACE-emp | | |