''Narcissus alcaracensis'' is a species of
bulbous plant that is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...
to
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
. Its natural
habitat
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s are
river
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s and
swamps. It is threatened by
habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby ...
. The
World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
The World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (usually abbreviated to WCSP) is an "international collaborative programme that provides the latest peer reviewed and published opinions on the accepted scientific names and synonyms of selected pla ...
does not accept the name ''N. alcaracensis'', regarding it as a synonym of the widespread ''
N. hispanicus''.
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''Narcissus alcaracensis'' has a very narrow range, found only in the Alcaraz mountains in Spain. It grows in marshes along with ''
Carex hispida'', in streams and shallow lakes. Agriculture continues to threaten the species, with the only surviving populations in nature reserves.
References
alcaracensis
Endemic flora of Spain
Endangered plants
Plants described in 1999
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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