Difference between revisions of "Narcissus"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(username removed) |
|||
| (One intermediate revision by one other user not shown) | |||
| Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
daffodil; jonquil | daffodil; jonquil | ||
| − | == | + | == Risks == |
The bulbs are poisonous and have been used as an emetic. | The bulbs are poisonous and have been used as an emetic. | ||
| − | == | + | ==Resources and Citations== |
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | ||
| − | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "narcissus." | + | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "narcissus." Accessed 29 Sept. 2004. |
[[Category:Materials database]] | [[Category:Materials database]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:07, 19 October 2022
Description
Any of several types of ornamental, early-blooming, annual plants of the Narcissus genus, such as the yellow daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus), and the jonquil (Narcissus jonquilla). Narcissus plants were used in Asia to produce a yellow dyes from the orange stamens or the ground bulbs.
Synonyms and Related Terms
daffodil; jonquil
Risks
The bulbs are poisonous and have been used as an emetic.
Resources and Citations
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "narcissus." Accessed 29 Sept. 2004.