Galanthus nivalis L.

Common Snowdrop

Bulbs mostly 1-2.5 cm wide. Leaves 2, linear, to about 10 cm long and 5 mm wide, appearing with the flowers, waxy blue, the tip blunt and not hooded. Flowers about 2.5 cm wide, the inner lobes with green spots at the tip; early spring.

Europe

Source: Spencer, R.; Hay, A.; Ashburner, W. (2005). Amaryllidaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 5. Flowering plants. Monocotyledons. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.

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Distribution map
kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Magnoliopsida
superorder     Lilianae
order      Asparagales
family       Amaryllidaceae
genus        Galanthus L.