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Snowdrop - Galanthus nivalis

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Snowdrop Snowdrop - Galanthus nivalis dylan Monk's Pond 20 Mar 2021, 6:59 p.m. 10 Mar 2021, 6:10 p.m.
Snowdrop Snowdrop - Galanthus nivalis dylan Monk's Pond 20 Mar 2021, 6:59 p.m. 10 Mar 2021, 6:10 p.m.
Snowdrop Snowdrop - Galanthus nivalis dylan Monk's Pond 20 Mar 2021, 6:59 p.m. 10 Mar 2021, 6:10 p.m.
Snowdrop Snowdrop - Galanthus nivalis dylan Blaise Castle 3 Feb 2023, 5:38 p.m. 2 Feb 2023, 12:11 p.m.
Snowdrop Snowdrop - Galanthus nivalis dylan Blaise Castle 3 Feb 2023, 5:38 p.m. 2 Feb 2023, 12:11 p.m.
Snowdrop Snowdrop - Galanthus nivalis dylan Blaise Castle 3 Feb 2023, 5:38 p.m. 2 Feb 2023, 12:11 p.m.

Species Description

Widespread and scattered throughout the UK. It is commonly grown in gardens and may escape. Habitat includes: woodland, hedgerows, copses, gardens, allotments, parks, cemeteries etc. Growing habit: Bulbous Perennial. Height: Up to: 20cm. Flowers: December to March (mainly January to February but can be as early as November). It was cultivated by 1597 and was first recorded in the wild in 1778.

Stace 4:

Galanthus nivalis L. - Snowdrop.

Stems to 20cm; leaves 5-15 x 0.4-1(1.5)cm at flowering, flat, linear, wholly glaucous; outer tepals 12-25mm; inner tepals 5-12mm, with green patch at apex only; often flore pleno; (2n=24-28, 36, 48). Neophyte-naturalised; woods, damp grassy places, banks and streamsides; scattered throughout British Isles except North West Scotland and West Ireland; Europe.

Key:

  • Leaves more or less linear, ≤(1.5)cm wide at or soon after flowering
  • Leaf upperside wholly glaucous