Narcissus asturiensis
Narcissus asturiensis 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). This dwarf Narcissus is 7–12 cm (2.5– 5 in) tall and has small yellow flowers growing singly.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Genus: | Narcissus |
| Species: | N. asturiensis |
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| Narcissus asturiensis (Jordan) Pugsley, 1933 | |
This is a threatened species in the wild, but it is amenable to cultivation.[1] 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.[2]
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References
- Santos, A.; Fidalgo F.; Santos I.; Salema R. (2002). "In vitro bulb formation of Narcissus asturiensis, a threatened species of the Amaryllidaceae". Journal of horticultural science & biotechnology. 77 (2): 149–152.
- Lewis, John R. (2000). "Amaryllidaceae, muscarine, imidazole, oxazole, thiazole and peptide alkaloids, and other miscellaneous alkaloids" (PDF). Nat. Prod. Rep. 17 (1): 57–84. doi:10.1039/a809403i. PMID 10714899.
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