Narcissus candidissimus
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''Narcissus moschatus'', the swan's neck daffodil, is a species of ''
Narcissus Narcissus may refer to: Biology * ''Narcissus'' (plant), a genus containing daffodils and others People * Narcissus (mythology), Greek mythological character * Narcissus (wrestler) (2nd century), assassin of the Roman emperor Commodus * Tiberiu ...
'' native to the Pyrenees. It has gained the
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. Some authorities regard ''Narcissus moschatus'' as a
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Narcissus pseudonarcissus ''Narcissus pseudonarcissus'' (commonly known as wild daffodil or Lent lily) (Welsh: Cennin Pedr) is a perennial flowering plant. This species has pale yellow tepals, with a darker central trumpet. The long, narrow leaves are slightly greyis ...
'' subsp. ''moschatus'' .


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{{Taxonbar, from=Q38420549 moschatus Garden plants of Europe Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Plants described in 1762