Tulipa/Narcissus of Canada

Since this year's CNC included a lot of Tulipa and Narcissus observations I felt unable to identify to species, I've decided to make a list of the species of those genera that have already been observed in the wild and in cultivation (in Canada as of 2024/05/04).

Tulipa

Species or complex RG observations % of total RG observations Casual observations % of total Casual observations ID clues
Subgenus Tulipa 26 41 % 1 199 82 %

"Bulb tunics densely lined inside with rippled or silky hairs or (nearly) glabrous. Stamens without hairs or boss. Stigmas sessile"
Broadly lanceolate leaves

Tulipa gesneriana 26 41 % 1 138 78 %
Tulipa praestans 0 7 0.48 %
Tulipa kaufmanniana 0 7 0.48 %
Tulipa greigii 0 4 0.27 % Leaves with brown spots
Tulipa agenensis 0 2 0.14 %
Tulipa suaveolens 0 1 0.068 %
Subgenus Eriostemones 35 56 % 243 17 %

"Bulb tunics felty to glabrous inside. Stamens with boss, usually with hairs. Stigmas sessile"
Narrow linear leaves
Tepals yellow and/or white and/or pink (often yellow and white inside)

Tulipa urumiensis 9 14 % 134 9.2 %
Tulipa saxatilis 0 22 1.5 %
Complex Tulipa sylvestris 23 37 % 21 1.4 %
Tulipa humilis 1 1.6 % 21 1.4 %
Complex Tulipa biflora 2 3.2 % 14 0.96 %
Tulipa dasystemon 0 4 0.27 %
Tulipa turkestanica 0 3 0.21 %
Complex Tulipa orphanidea 0 3 0.21 %
Subgenus Clusianae 2 3.2 % 20 1.4 %

"Bulbs with a tuft of woolly hairs protruding from the tip. Stamens without hairs or boss. Stigmas sessile"
Narrow linear leaves

Tulipa clusiana 2 3.2 % 18 1.2 %
Tulipa linifolia 0 2 0.14 %
Total 63 100 % 1 462 100 %

Terminology

  1. Boss: Basal protuberance of the filament, one of 2 parts of the stamen.

Sources

  1. Species relationships and taxonomy in Tulipa subgenus Tulipa L

Narcissus

Species or complex RG observations % of total RG observations Casual observations % of total Casual observations ID clues
Subgenus Narcissus 313 100 % 772 94 %
Narcissus pseudonarcissus 192 61 % 635 77 %
Narcissus poeticus 110 35 % 101 12 %
Narcissus bulbocodium 2 0.64 % 11 1.3 %
Narcissus jonquilla 0 4 0.49 %
Narcissus x incomparabilis 8 2.6 % 4 0.49 %
Narcissus hispanicus 1 0.32 % 1 0.12 %
Narcissus assoanus 0 2 0.24 %
Narcissus triandrus 0 1 0.12 %
Narcissus bujei 0 1 0.12 %
Subgenus Hermione 0 49 6.0 %
Narcissus tazetta 0 39 4.8 %
Narcissus papyraceus 0 10 1.2 %
Total 313 100 % 821 100 %
Posted on May 4, 2024 04:11 PM by frontyardscientist frontyardscientist

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