Narcissus jonquilla

Jonquil or Rush daffodil
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Amaryllidoideae
Genus:	Narcissus
Species:	N. jonquilla
Binomial name
Narcissus jonquilla L.
Distribution range on the Iberian Peninsula
Synonyms
Narcissus juncifolius Salisb. nom. illeg. [2]

Narcissus jonquilla, commonly known as jonquil ^[3] or rush daffodil, is a bulbous flowering plant, a species of the genus Narcissus (daffodil) that is native to Spain and Portugal but has now become naturalised in many other regions: France, Italy, Turkey, the former Yugoslavia, Madeira, British Columbia in Canada, Utah, Illinois, Minnesota, Ohio, and the southeastern United States from Texas to Maryland.

Narcissus jonquilla bears long, narrow, rush-like leaves (hence the name jonquil, Spanish junquillo, from the Latin juncus 'rush'). ^{[4] [5]} In late spring it bears heads of up to five scented yellow or white flowers. It is a parent of numerous varieties within Division 7 of the horticultural classification. ^[6] Division 7 in the Royal Horticultural Society classification of Narcissus includes N. jonquilla and N. apodanthus hybrids and cultivars that show clear characteristics of those two species. ^{[7] [8]}

N. jonquilla has been cultivated since the 18th century in France as the strongest of the Narcissus species used in narcissus oil, a component of many modern perfumes. ^[4]

Notes

1. Lansdown, R.V.; Caldas, F.B.; Moreno Saiz, J.C. (2017) [errata version of 2017 assessment]. "Narcissus jonquilla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T175237A115717890. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T175237A7127291.en . Retrieved 20 July 2024.{{cite iucn}}: |volume= / |doi= mismatch, |date= / |doi= mismatch (help)
2. The Plant List
3. BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
4. Nigel Groom (30 June 1997). The New Perfume Handbook. Springer. pp. 170–171. ISBN   978-0-7514-0403-6 . Retrieved 28 July 2012.
5. Shorter Oxford English dictionary, 6th ed. United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. 2007. p. 3804. ISBN   978-0-19-920687-2.
6. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN   978-1-4053-3296-5.
7. Gordon R. Hanks (18 April 2002). Narcissus and Daffodil: The Genus Narcissus. CRC Press. p. 50. ISBN   978-0-415-27344-2 . Retrieved 26 July 2012.
8. "RHS Plant Selector - Narcissus jonquilla". Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2013.

External links

• IPNI listing