Common name: Paperwhite Narcissus
Family: Amaryllidaceae
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Country of Origin: Medit. to Afghanistan, SE. China to Japan
Description:
Uses:
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USDA Zone:
Source: unknown
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Culture:
Floral induction by high temps (25-30C) during dormancy. Dry off in summer, leave in bright spot in greenhouse.
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: monocots
- Order: Asparagales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Amaryllidaceae
- SubFamily: Amaryllidoideae
- Tribe: Narcisseae
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References:
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, November 07, 2017.
- WCSP (2017). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Tuesday, November 07, 2017.
- Tal Noy-Porat et. al., Turned on by heat: differential expression of FT and LFY-like genes in Narcissus tazetta during floral transition, Journal of Experimental Botany, Volume 64, Issue 11, 1 August 2013, Pages 3273–3284, https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/ert165. Last accessed on Tuesday, November 07, 2017.
- Angiosperm Phylogeny Website at MoBot. Last accessed on Tuesday, 03 December, 2019.
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