Narcissus serotinus, Late Narcissus,
נרקיס אפיל
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| | Scientific name: |
| Narcissus serotinus L. |
| Common name: |
| Late Narcissus |
| Hebrew name: |
| נרקיס אפיל |
| Family: |
| Amaryllidaceae, נרקיסיים |
Date Picture Taken: November 25, 2006
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| | Life form: |
| Geophyte |
| Leaves: |
| Rosette, entire |
| Flowers: |
| White, orange |
| Flowering Period: |
| November, December |
| Habitat: |
| Humid habitats |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands |
| Chorotype: |
| Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Date Picture Taken: November 25, 2006
Derivation of the botanical name:
Narcissus, Νάρκισσος, Greek, narkissos, narke "numbness", because of the plant's sedative effect. According to Greek mythology, Narcissus was a young man who loved no one. The gods made him fall in love with his own reflection in a pool of water. And since he could not embrace this watery image, he moped and brooded and pined away. Eventually he was transformed into a flower, a narcissus or daffodil.
serotinus, sero, late, at a late hour; serotinus, late coming, late to leaf or flower.
- The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
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