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Daffodils and Narcissus(Nargis) are the same specie or they different species of the same genus???
Daffodils and Narcissus(Nargis) are the same specie?
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Daffodils and Narcissus(Nargis) are the same specie?
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Re: Daffodils and Narcissus(Nargis) are the same specie?
WSA, Interesting question. Narcissus is Latin genus name which contains the plants like daffodils and nargis. To be sure, I checked the OED for you, which says that modern English usage of daffodil is now restricted to Narcissus pseudonarcissus. It is a yellow flower with a yellow trumpet. In loose usage, daffodil is used for similar colours as well.smartline256 wrote:Assalam o alekum
Daffodils and Narcissus(Nargis) are the same specie or they different species of the same genus???
Nargis is our Pakistani plant, which is white with a yellow trumpet- often used in poetry- hence Narcissus poeticus. This the same Nargis of the Allama Iqbal jo "Hazaron saal nargis apnee baynoori pay roti hey, bari mushkil sey hota hey chaman mein deeda-wer payda"
Umar sb and Hamad sb might tell you more as bulb experts.
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Re: Daffodils and Narcissus(Nargis) are the same specie?
Thank u so much Muhammad Farooq Sahib for the detail clarification for me.
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Re: Daffodils and Narcissus(Nargis) are the same specie?
Narcissus & Daffodils are the same genus but for the sake of easy classification both have divided in the two main groups.Narcissus have small flower, more than one on single stem & many varieties are fragrant. Daffodils have large bloom size & normally have one bloom per stalk.Daffodils normally are non fragrant.
Narcissus is a very diverse & large genus.Narcissus & Daffodils are further divided into so many classes.for example Daffodils are divided into Trumpet daffos like King Alfred, Big cup like pheasants eye, Small cupped, Split cupped like Casata, doubles & so many.Narcissus is the Latin name also for the genus which consist more than 50 species.Like Amaryllis & Hyacints Narcissus is a true bulb.
Narcissus is a very diverse & large genus.Narcissus & Daffodils are further divided into so many classes.for example Daffodils are divided into Trumpet daffos like King Alfred, Big cup like pheasants eye, Small cupped, Split cupped like Casata, doubles & so many.Narcissus is the Latin name also for the genus which consist more than 50 species.Like Amaryllis & Hyacints Narcissus is a true bulb.