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Leucojum aestivum L.

Summer Snowflake

Amaryllidaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family)
Genus: Leucojum (Snowflake)

Synonyms

Leucojum aestivum

Related species

Leucojum aestivum L. - Summer Snowflake
Leucojum vernum L. - Spring Snowflake

Traits


    Toxic, 30–100 cm tall. plants: flowering in early summer. inflorescence: 2–10‑flowered. flowers: whitish; tepals all with a yellowish to greenish dot at the apex. tepals: free, the inner and the outer approx. equally long. ovary: hypogynous. stigmata: 1. fruits: caps...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Leucojum aestivum

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.

Ecology

Leucojum aestivum

Leucojum aestivum

Status

  • naturalized neophyte

Habitat

  • forests, shrubbery, grassland & dwarf shrub heaths

  • in nutritious, alkaline, moist to wet, periodically flooded habitats

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