# List of Narcissus species

This list of Narcissus species shows the accepted species names within the genus Narcissus (/nɑːrˈsɪsəs/), which are predominantly spring perennial plants in the Amaryllidaceae (amaryllis) family. Various common names including daffodil, narcissus, and jonquil are used to describe all or some members of the genus. The list of species is arranged by subgenus and section. Estimates of the number of species in Narcissus have varied widely, from anywhere between 16 and nearly 160, even in the modern era. Carl Linnaeus originally included six species in 1753.
Much of the variation lies in the definition of species, and whether closely related taxa are considered separate species or subspecies. Thus, a very wide view of each species, such as Webb's results in few species, while a very narrow view such as that of Fernandes results in a larger number. Another factor is the status of hybrids, given natural hybridisation. There is a distinction between what are referred to as 'ancient hybrids' which are found occurring over a relatively large area, and 'recent hybrids' with a more restricted range and found growing as solitary plants amongst their parents. The former are more often considered as separate species.
Fernandes (1951) accepted 22 species, on which were based the 27 species listed by Webb in the 1980 Flora Europaea. By 1968, Fernandes had accepted 63 species, and by 1990 Blanchard listed 65 species, and Erhardt 66 in 1993. In 2006 the International Daffodil Register listed 87 species. In contrast, the genetic study by Zonneveld (2008) resulted in only 36 species (for list and comparison with Webb, see Zonneveld Table 4).
As of September 2014, the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families accepts 52 species, along with at least 60 hybrids. Another important source is the Royal Horticultural Society's Botanical Classification and list of botanical names (October 2014) which is the basis of their International Daffodil Register. This is a searchable list and had 81 accepted names in its October 2014 release.

## Table of Narcissus species

Over 300 synonymous species names are listed, reflecting wide variations in how the genus is divided into species. These have been arranged into Sections. These should not be confused with the horticultural classification of cultivars into divisions by the Royal Horticultural Society
Sections (with type species) shown are according to Zonneveld (2008). In addition Mathew (2002) further divides the sections into subsections.
* Apodanthi (N. calcicola)
* Bulbocodium (N. bulbocodium)
* Ganymedes (N. triandrus)
* Jonquillae (N. jonquilla)
* Juncifolii (N. assoanus)
* Narcissus (N. poeticus)
* Nevadensis (N. nevadensis)
* Pseudonarcissus (N. pseudonarcissus)
* Tapeinanthus (N. cavanillesii)
* Serotini (N. serotinus)
* Tazettae (N. tazetta)
For a list of species by Section according to the Royal Horticultural Society, see the RHS Botanical Classification (updated September 2013), which is the basis of their International Daffodil Register.
| Name | Authority | Common name | Image | Distribution |
| Subgenus Hermione (Haw.) Spach. Type species: N. tazetta |||||
| Section Aurelia (Gay) Baker Narcissus broussonetii (incorporated into Tazettae, 2008) |||||
| Section Serotini Parlatore |||||
| Narcissus obsoletus syn. N. miniatus | (Haw.) Spach Donnison-Morgan, Koopowitz & Zonneveld | | | West, north and east Mediterranean basin Map |
| Narcissus serotinus Type species | L. | | | Spain, NW Africa Additional map |
| Section Tazettae de Candolle ||||
| Narcissus broussonetii | Lag. y Seg. | | | North Africa Map |
| Narcissus dubius | Gouan | | | NW Spain, S France Additional map |
| Narcissus elegans | (Haw.) Spach | | Image | West Mediterranean Map |
| Narcissus papyraceus syn. N. barlae | Ker Gawl. Parlatore | Paperwhite | | NW Africa, west and north Mediterranean Additional map |
| Narcissus tazetta Type species | L. | | | Mediterranean basin, Middle East Map |
| Subgenus Narcissus L. Type species: N. poeticus |||||
| Section Apodanthi A.Fernandes |||||
| Narcissus albimarginatus | D.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies | | Image | Morocco Map |
| Narcissus calcicola Type species | Mendonça | | | |
| Narcissus rupicola syn. N. atlanticus | Dufour ex Schult.f. Stern | | | Portugal, Spain, Morocco Additional map |
| Narcissus scaberulus | Henriq. | | Image | |
| Previously N. cuatrecasasii Fern.Casas (moved to Jonquillae) |||||
| Section Bulbocodium de Candolle |||||
| Narcissus bulbocodium Type species | L. | Hoop-petticoat daffodil | | France, Spain Map |
| Narcissus cantabricus | DC. | White Hoop-petticoat Daffodil | | Spain, NW Africa Additional map |
| Narcissus foliosus | (Maire) Fern.Casas | | Image | Morocco Map |
| Narcissus hedraeanthus | (Webb & Heldr.) Colmeiro | | | |
| Narcissus nivalis | Graells | | Image | Spain, Portugal Map |
| Narcissus obesus | Salisb. | | | |
| Narcissus romieuxii | Braun-Blanq. & Maire | | | Morocco Map |
| Doubtful Narcissus hesperidis Fern.Casas Narcissus jeanmonodii Fern.Casas Narcissus tingitanus Fern.Casas |||||
| Section Ganymedes (Haworth) Schultes f. |||||
| Narcissus lusitanicus | Dorda & Fern. Casas | | | Portugal Map |
| Narcissus pallidulus syn. N. cernuus | Graells Salisb. | | Image | Spain, Portugal Map |
| Narcissus triandrus Type species | L. | Angel's-tears | | France, Spain, Portugal Map |
| Section Jonquilla de Candolle |||||
| Narcissus blanchardii syn. N. flavus | Zonn. stat. nov. Lag. | | Image | Portugal, Spain Map |
| Narcissus cuatrecasasii | Fern.Casas, Lainz & Ruiz Rejon | | | Spain, Morocco Additional map |
| Narcissus jonquilla Type species | L. | Jonquil Rush daffodil | | |
| Narcissus viridiflorus | Schousb. | | | Gibraltar, Morocco Map |
| Section Juncifolii (A. Fern.) Zonn. sect nov. |||||
| Narcissus assoanus Type species | Dufour | Rush-leaf jonquil | | | E Spain, S France Additional map |
| Narcissus gaditanus | Boiss. & Reuter | | | |
| Section Narcissus L. |||||
| Narcissus poeticus Type species | L. | Poet's Narcissus | | Central Europe Map |
| Section Nevadensis Zonn. sect. nov |||||
| Narcissus bujei | Fern. Casas | | Image | S Spain |
| Narcissus longispathus | Pugsley | | | S Spain Map |
| Narcissus nevadensis Type species | Pugsley | | | |
| Section Pseudonarcissus de Candolle Trumpet daffodils |||||
| Narcissus abscissus | (Haw.) Roem. & Schult.f. | | Image | Spain, S France Additional map |
| Narcissus asturiensis | (Jord.) Pugsley | | | N Spain, Portugal Map |
| Narcissus cyclamineus | DC. | Cyclamen-flowered Daffodil | | Portugal, NW Spain Map |
| Narcissus jacetanus | Fern.Casas | | | NE Spain Map |
| Narcissus moleroi | Fern.Casas | | Image Archived 2015-01-03 at the Wayback Machine | |
| Narcissus primigenius | (Fern.Suárez ex M.Laínz) Fern.Casas & Laínz | | Image | |
| Narcissus pseudonarcissus Type species | L. | Wild Daffodil | | W. Europe Map |
| Previously N. alcaracensis syn. N. longispathus N. confusus Pugsley syn. N. pseudonarcissus N. hispanicus Gouan syn. N. pseudonarcissus (Spanish Daffodil) N. longispathus (moved to Nevadensis) N. minor syn. N. pseudonarcissus (Lesser Wild Daffodil) N. moschatus syn. N. pseudonarcissus (White Daffodil) N. nevadensis Pugsley (moved to Nevadensis) N. obvallaris syn. N. pseudonarcissus (Tenby Daffodil) N. radinganorum Fern. Casas syn. N. pseudonarcissus |||||
| Section Tapeinanthus (Herbert) Traub |||||
| Narcissus cavanillesii | Barra & G.López | | | Portugal, Spain, NW Africa Additional map |

## Intersectional hybrids (Nothospecies)

* Narcissus x alleniæ Donnison-Morgan (N. obsoletus × N. viridiflorus)
* Narcissus x obsoletus (Haw.) Spach (N. elegans × N. serotinus)
* Narcissus × medioluteus syn. N. biflorus