Daffodil
Taken at Baron's Haugh on 18th March 2021 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
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Taken at Strathclyde Park on 21st April 2020 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode. Fact File
Daffodil
Taken at Baron's Haugh on April 7th 2009 using Nikon D40X with Nikon 300 mm zoom lens. Fact File

Daffodil.
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AKA: 		Narcissus pseudonarcissus.
Asparagales.
Amaryllidaceae.
Perennial.
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Feature:
 Meadows, woodland, riverbanks.
March-May.
30 - 50 cm
The daffodil is a very old species. The Greeks knew it as asphodelus which grew in the fields of the Underworld. This name has evolved from affodilus to daffodil. The ground bulbs of the daffodil have narcotic properties. It can be used in small doses as a purgative and emetic. It's crushed bulbs have also been used to heal wounds when mixed with barley.