Seasonal Wild Flowers

Wild Daffodil

Narcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. Pseudonarcissus

Daffodil, Lent Lilly

Amaryllidaceae

March to April

Wild Daffodil is locally common throughout the country,

but is most frequent in the South and West.

See the BSBI distribution map for Wild Daffodil

It grows in old oak and ash woodland, especially coppiced

ones, on hedge banks and in pasture.

Wild Daffodil is a native, perennial, bulbous herb, growing

up to 30cm.

The flowers nod at the top of the scape.

The flower is up to 4cm across with the outer tepals paler

than the central trumpet-shaped corona.

It has 6 stamens with yellow anthers.

The 3-lobed, yellow, stigma.projects above the tube made

up of anthers.

The leaves are flat

The usual Garden Daffodil is larger and flowers from

January onwards and is extensively planted and

naturalised.

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Wild Daffodil in woodland, Powerstock Common, Dorset

Side view - Pale tepals and yellow corona

Back-view of 6 tepals

Front view - tepals, corona, stamens and stigma

Close-up of column of stamens and stigma

Close-up of anthers

Close-up of 3-lobed stigma

Flat leaves