Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Leucojum aestivum
FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae
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Learn more about Summer Snowflake from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Leucojum aestivum ssp. aestivum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Leucojum aestivum ssp. aestivum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26 (2002)
Leucojum aestivum
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 044-02-001:
Leucojum aestivum FAMILY Amaryllidaceae
COMMON NAME:
Summer Snowflake
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JK Marlow jkm200228_2864
February Williamsburg County SC
In cultivation
Leaves well developed at anthesis, blade deep green, glossy, apex obtuse, per Flora of North America.
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JK Marlow jkm180313_0548
March Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
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JK Marlow jkm180313_0548b
March Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
Flowers (1)2-5(7) per stem [vs. L. vernum 1(2) per stem], per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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JK Marlow jkm180326_0824
March Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
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Keith Bradley kab_l_aestivum_2622
March Newberry County SC
Leaves linear, 4-6dm long, surrounded at base by tubular sheaths, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Keith Bradley kab_l_aestivum_2623
March Newberry County SC
The umbel's subtending spathe splits open on 1 side for over half its length, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Keith Bradley kab_l_aestivum_2636
March Newberry County SC
Flowers nodding; pedicels 1-4cm long. Perianth lobes white with green apices, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Leucojum aestivum
FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Leucojum aestivum ssp. aestivum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Leucojum aestivum ssp. aestivum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26
Leucojum aestivum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 044-02-001:
Leucojum aestivum
FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae
3985
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Naturalizing aggressively in alluvial areas, also long persistent after cultivation in upland situations, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
Uncommon in NC Piedmont & SC Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal
FLOWER:
Spring
Tepals white
with green apices
6 tepals, perianth campanulate
6 included stamens
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
Inflorescence a nodding terminal umbel subtended by a tubular sheathing spathe
FRUIT:
Spring
Capsule
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