Narcissus gaditanus is a species of the genus ''

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 ...

'' (daffodils) in the family

Amaryllidaceae The Amaryllidaceae are a family of herbaceous, mainly perennial and bulbous (rarely rhizomatous) flowering plants in the monocot order Asparagales. The family takes its name from the genus '' Amaryllis'' and is commonly known as the amaryllis f ...

. It is classified in Section ''Juncifolii'', and is native to the southern

Iberian Peninsula The Iberian Peninsula (), ** * Aragonese and Occitan: ''Peninsula Iberica'' ** ** * french: Péninsule Ibérique * mwl, Península Eibérica * eu, Iberiar penintsula also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in southwestern Europe, def ...

Etymology

The specific epithet, ''gaditanus'', means "pertaining to Gades" (now Cadiz).

References

gaditanus Garden plants Flora of Spain Flora of Portugal Taxa named by Pierre Edmond Boissier Taxa named by George François Reuter {{Amaryllidaceae-stub