Upon ingestion, causes permanent paralysis, slow and weak pulse, shallow breathing, pain, weakness, tremors, excitement, and convulsions. Flowers are distinctive in having two small petals opposed by three large petals. Flowers may be blue, pink, red, yellow, or white. Poisoning uncommon except when plant extracts are employed in home medicine. Flowers are yellow.
Fruit is smooth and more or less round, usually red.
Leaves, vines, and sprouts. Daffodil, Jonquil, Narcisco, Narcissus, Paciencia. Grown from a bulb. May be one or more flowers which are usually white or yellow. Death occurs rapidly if large amounts of leaf blades are eaten.