Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Galanthus nivalis
FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Learn more about Snowdrop from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Galanthus nivalis
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Galanthus nivalis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26 (2002)
Galanthus nivalis
COMMON NAME:
Snowdrop
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_galanthus_nivalis_21
February
Inner flower segments have green tips; outer segments are pure white, per The Southern Living Garden Book.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_galanthus_nivalis_9
February
Closely related to Leucojum (snowflake) and often confused with it, per The Southern Living Garden Book.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Galanthus nivalis
FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Galanthus nivalis
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Galanthus nivalis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26
Galanthus nivalis
3624
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Persistent after cultivation, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: southern & central Europe
Waif(s)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal
FLOWER:
Spring
White
inner tepals with a green spot at apex
6 tepals
6 stamens
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- The Southern Living Garden Book p229
If a search such as "Carex leptalea var. leptalea" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "Carex leptalea".
Or, to minimize chances of a misspelling, try just "Carex le".
Less is more: If "pencil flower" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "pencil".