Wild Daffodil is a perennial herb arising out of bulb. It has pale yellow
flowers with a darker central trumpet. Flowers are fragrant, 5-7 cm wide.
Flower-tube is 1.5-2 cm, tapering abruptly to base; distinct portions of
tepals are erect to spreading, yellow, often twisted, 2.5-3.5 × 1-1.5 cm,
tip pointed. Corona, the central trumpet, is yellow, tubular, 3-3.5 ×
1.5-2.5 cm, the opening flared and ruffled. Stamens protrude to only
midlength of the corona. Style extends 2-5 mm beyond anthers. Flower-
stalks are 0.5-1 cm. The strap-like, upright, grey-green leaves of the
wild daffodil are also distinctive. The species is native to Western
Europe from Spain and Portugal east to Germany and north to England and
Wales. It is commonly grown in gardens and populations have become
established in many other parts of Europe. Wild plants grow in woods,
grassland and on rocky ground. Wild Daffodil is also cultivated in India,
apart from the more common daffodil which is called
Nargis in India.
Identification credit: Gurcharan Singh
Photographed in Delhi.
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