Galanthus elwesii Hook.F.

Giant snowdrop (en), Perce-neige d’Elwes (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Galanthus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.1-0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.3
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-8
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Galanthus elwesii habit picture by Zori 🌿🐝🌳 K (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Galanthus elwesii leaf picture by Lars Mannzen (cc-by-sa)
Galanthus elwesii leaf picture by Zori 🌿🐝🌳 K (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Galanthus elwesii flower picture by Raltsa S. (cc-by-sa)
Galanthus elwesii flower picture by ferstelich siegrun (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Galanthus elwesii world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Greece, Turks and Caicos Islands, Ukraine, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:332096-2
WFO ID wfo-0000768780
COL ID 6JW4N
BDTFX ID 28696
INPN ID 99230
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Chianthemum elwesii Galanthus bulgaricus Galanthus globosus Galanthus graecus f. maximus Galanthus elwesii var. maximus Galanthus elwesii var. robustus Galanthus elwesii var. whittallii Galanthus nivalis subsp. elwesii Galanthus elwesii subsp. maximus Galanthus graecus var. maximus Galanthus elwesii

Lower taxons

Galanthus elwesii var. elwesii Galanthus elwesii var. monostictus