Original: Narcissus ( ) Sunset Western Garden Book , 1995:606 -- 607 is the botanic name for a genus of mainly hardy , mostly spring-flowering , bulbs in the Amaryllis family native to Europe , North Africa , and Asia .
Simplified: Narcissus ( Narcissi ) ( often called a daffodil ) is the botanic name for a genus of mainly hardy , mostly spring-flowering , bulbs in the Amaryllidaceae family .