Acis autumnalis (L.) Sweet

Autumn snowflake (en), Nivéole (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Acis

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.1-0.325m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) - 0.1
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.33
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

Uses environmental use
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Acis autumnalis habit picture by hieracium eriophorum (cc-by-sa)
Acis autumnalis habit picture by louro63 (cc-by-sa)
Acis autumnalis habit picture by Diego Nieto Lugilde (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Acis autumnalis flower picture by Prieta Javier (cc-by-sa)
Acis autumnalis flower picture by Pezzi Miguel Ángel (cc-by-sa)
Acis autumnalis flower picture by Cosano Javier (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Acis autumnalis world distribution map, present in Algeria, Spain, Morocco, Portugal, and Tunisia

Conservation status

Acis autumnalis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77084799-1
WFO ID wfo-0000754002
COL ID 9CCP
BDTFX ID 79691
INPN ID 105828
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Acis oporantha Acis pulchella Ruminia hyemalis Acis autumnalis var. oporantha Acis autumnalis var. pulchella Leucojum autumnale var. pulchellum Leucojum autumnale var. oporanthum Leucojum autumnale Leucojum auctumnale Acis autumnalis