|
|
 |
|
habitat |
flower |
|
|
|
|
habitat |
flower |
|
| Characteristics: |
|
|
Habitat: |
moist meadows, disturbed areas, open woods, roadsides |
|
Plant Height: |
20-40 cm tall |
|
Flower Color: |
white and yellow |
|
Flower: |
perfect; complete with calyx and corolla nearly indistinguishable creating 6 tepals that are fused at base; corona (floral cup) fringed with red, yellow below; stamens 6; single style leading to inferior 3-loculed ovary |
|
Inflorescence: |
single, nodding flower terminating stem |
|
Fruit: |
capsule |
|
Leaves: |
simple; entire; basal; linear; typically as long as the scape (flowering stem) |
|
Bloom Time: |
April-May |
|
Origins: |
non-native |
|
Other: |
European native has escaped from cultivation; plant toxic, narcotic; see also N. pseudonarcisus | |