Species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae
Leucojum aestivum
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Monocots
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:
Amaryllidoideae
Genus:
Leucojum
Species:
L. aestivum
Binomial name
Leucojum aestivum
L.[2]
Synonyms[2]
Leucojum hernandezii Cambess.
Leucojum pulchellum Salisb.
Nivaria aestivalis Moench
Nivaria monadelphia Medik.
Polyanthemum aestivale (Moench) Bubani
Leucojum aestivum, commonly called the summer snowflake,[3]giant snowflake,[4]Loddon lily[3] (see River Loddon § Loddon lily) and rarely snowbell[5] and dewdrop[5] among others,[a] is a plant species widely cultivated as an ornamental. It is native to most of Europe from Spain and Ireland to Ukraine, with the exception of Scandinavia, Russia, Belarus and the Baltic countries. It is also considered native to Turkey, Iran and the Caucasus. It is naturalized in Denmark, South Australia, New South Wales, Nova Scotia and much of the eastern United States.
^Lansdown, R.V. (2014). "Leucojum aestivum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T164488A45461549. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T164488A45461549.en. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
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Leucojumaestivum, commonly called the summer snowflake, giant snowflake, Loddon lily (see River Loddon § Loddon lily) and rarely snowbell and dewdrop...
in Acis. Leucojum when narrowly circumscribed consists of only two species, Leucojumaestivum and Leucojum vernum. Compared to Acis, Leucojum has hollow...
vernum means "relating to Spring"; its close relative, Leucojumaestivum, flowers in summer. Leucojum vernum is 12–35 cm (4.7–13.8 in) tall in flower. Its...
members of the family Amaryllidaceae, such as Narcissus (daffodil), Leucojumaestivum (snowflake), and Lycoris including Lycoris radiata (red spider lily)...
in the assessment. Named for the river Loddon is the Loddon lily, Leucojumaestivum, a member, not of the lily family, but of the daffodil family Amaryllidaceae...
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level of biodiversity. Threatened (in Italy) plant species include Leucojumaestivum Halocnemum strobilaceum Nymphaea alba Bassia hirsuta Limonium bellidifolium...
a tropical forest, a real tangle of woods. The summer snowflake (Leucojumaestivum) and several buttercup species (Scilla sp.), as well as ferns, grow...
Amelanchier. Protected plant species such as the summer snowflake (Leucojumaestivum) and rock rose (Helianthemum lavandulaefolium) can be found at the...
the reserve grows some particular plants as the Summer Snowflake (Leucojumaestivum), the 'Four Leaf Clover' (Marsilea quadrifolia). The rarest one is...
Floodplain. The rare plant species loddon lily or summer snowflake (Leucojumaestivum), which is used for treatment of polio, is traded by the villagers...
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