Snowdrop
Galanthus nivalis
Poisonous plant: do not eat any part of it.
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At a glance
- Scientific name
- Galanthus nivalis
- Group
- Monocotyledon
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Continent
- Europe
- Habitat
- Forest
- Form
- Herb
- Leaves
- Shed in winter
- Flower colour
- White
- Blooms in
- Spring, Winter
- Use
- Ornamental
- Conservation status
- Near threatened
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Easy
Did you know?
- Its Latin genus name Galanthus is Greek for milk flower.
- Its seeds carry an oily snack that ants love, so ants carry them away and spread the plant.
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- Spring snowflake
Leucojum vernum
- Daffodil
Narcissus pseudonarcissus
- Lily of the valley
Convallaria majalis
Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q109995 · All plants · All entries