Narcissus asturiensis

Narcissus asturiensis, the pygmy daffodil,^[3] is a perennial bulbous plant native to the mountains of North Portugal and Spain, where it grows at altitudes up to 2000 m (6000 ft). As of March 2022^[update], Kew sources consider the correct name to be Narcissus cuneiflorus.^[1][4]

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Monocots

Order:Asparagales

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Narcissus asturiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Amaryllidoideae
Genus:	Narcissus
Species:	N. asturiensis
Binomial name
Narcissus asturiensis (Jord.) Pugsley[1]
Synonyms[2]
Ajax asturiensis Jord. Ajax cuneiflorus Salisb. ex Haw. Narcissus asturiensis subsp. villarvildensis (T.E.Díaz & Fern.Prieto) Rivas Mart., T.E.Díaz, Fern.Prieto, Loidi & Penas Narcissus cuneiflorus (Salisb. ex Haw.) Link Narcissus cyclamineus subsp. cohaerens Rozeira Narcissus lagoi Merino Narcissus minor subsp. asturiensis (Jord.) Barra & G.López Narcissus salmanticensis Fern.Casas

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This dwarf Narcissus is 7–12 cm (2.5– 5 in) tall and has small yellow flowers growing singly.

This is a threatened species in the wild, but it is amenable to cultivation.^[5] It can be grown as a cold hardy garden plant, needing vernalization (a period of cold weather) in order to flower. As a garden plant, it will bloom in late January or early February at low altitudes.

This plant contains a number of alkaloids including hemanthamine, hemanthidine, tazettine and epimacronine.^[6]