Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Liliopsida (392)
Order: Asparagales (46)
Family: Amaryllidaceae (27)(family description)
Genus: Narcissus (5)
Epithet: poeticus L. (1)
Synonyms: Autogenes angustifolius Raf., Autogenes poeticus (L.) Raf., Helena croceorincta Haw., Helena purpureorincta Haw., Hermione purpurocincta (Haw.) M.Roem., Narcissus hellenicus Pugsley, Narcissus majalis Curtis, Narcissus obliquus Tausch, Narcissus ornatus Haw., Narcissus patellaris Salisb., Narcissus purpureocinctus (Haw.) Spach, Narcissus recurvus Haw., Narcissus tripedalis Lodd. ex Schult. & Schult.f., Narcissus tripodalis Salisb. ex Herb., Stephanophorum purpuraceum Dulac
angustifolius => with narrow leaves
majalis => flowering in May
ornatus => adorned, decorated
purpuraceum => purplish or turning purple
purpureocinctus => with a purple ring or circle
purpureorincta => with a purple ring or circle
purpurocincta => with a purple ring or circle
recurvus => recurved, curved backwards