Leucojum vernum

Spring snowflake
Spring snowflake
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Leucojum
Species: L. vernum
Binomial name
Leucojum vernum
L.
Synonyms[1]
  • Erinosma nebrodense Lojac.
  • Erinosma verna (L.) Herb.
  • Galanthus vernus (L.) All.
  • Leucojum nebrodense (Lojac.) Traub
  • Leucojum vernale Salisb.
  • Nivaria hexanthera Medik.
  • Nivaria verna (L.) Moench

Leucojum vernum, called spring snowflake, is a perennial, herbaceous flowering plant species in the daffodil family Amaryllidaceae. It native to central and southern Europe from Spain to Ukraine. It is considered naturalized in Ireland, Great Britain and Florida.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List
  2. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ↑ Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 289.
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