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Leucojum vernum L.

Spring snowflake (en), Nivéole printanière (fr), Nivéole de printemps (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Leucojum

Characteristics

A bulb plant.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread myrmecochory
Mature width (meter) 1.05 - 0.1
Mature height (meter) 0.18 - 0.25
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

Damp woods, thickets, hedgebanks and meadows, usually in hilly areas and in calcareous soils.
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It is a temperate plant.
Light 5-8
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 1-4
Soil acidity 4-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-7

Usage

Starch is extracted from the bulbs.
Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible bulbs roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity toxic (bulb), toxic (leaf)
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 17 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Leucojum vernum habit picture by Pierre Meunier (cc-by-sa)
Leucojum vernum habit picture by Babeth Bonnereau (cc-by-sa)
Leucojum vernum habit picture by sylvie jamond (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Leucojum vernum leaf picture by Cristian Zanella Cristian Zanella (cc-by-sa)
Leucojum vernum leaf picture by claude lerat -gentet Mme (cc-by-sa)
Leucojum vernum leaf picture by Pierre Meunier (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Leucojum vernum flower picture by Jan Damhof (cc-by-sa)
Leucojum vernum flower picture by Kampf Robert (cc-by-sa)
Leucojum vernum flower picture by Halbe Marianne (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Leucojum vernum fruit picture by Grixenda (cc-by-sa)
Leucojum vernum fruit picture by Ornel Jokerrr83 (cc-by-sa)
Leucojum vernum fruit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Leucojum vernum world distribution map, present in Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Finland, France, Georgia, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Ukraine, and United States of America

Conservation status

Leucojum vernum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:65769-1
WFO ID wfo-0000683849
COL ID 724ZT
BDTFX ID 38804
INPN ID 105841
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Nivaria verna Galanthus vernus Erinosma verna Leucojum vernum var. transsilvanicum Leucojum vernum var. vagneri Leucojum vernum var. biflorum Leucojum vernum subsp. carpathicum Erinosma nebrodensis Leucojum vernum

Lower taxons

Leucojum vernum var. carpathicum Leucojum vernum var. vernum
WorldFloraDB 2024