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Galanthus nivalis (snowdrop)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Galanthus nivalis, the snowdrop or common snowdrop, is the best-known and most widespread of the 20 species in its genus, Galanthus. Snowdrops are among the first bulbs to bloom in spring and can form impressive carpets of white in areas where they are native or have been naturalised. They should not be confused with the snowflakes, in the genera Leucojum and Acis.
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Infraspecies

Galanthus nivalis f. cardiochlamydeus
Galanthus nivalis f. nivalis
Galanthus nivalis nivalis
Galanthus nivalis pleniflorus

Attributes

Bee Flower Color [1]  Blue-Green
Flower Color [1]  White
Flower Type [2]  Hermaphrodite
Hazards [2]  The bulb is somewhat poisonous[100, 200]
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Pollinators [2]  Bees
Structure [2]  Bulb
Height [2]  8 inches (0.2 m)
Width [2]  3.15 inches (0.08 m)
Light Preference [3]  Mixed Sun/Shade
Soil Acidity [3]  Neutral
Soil Fertility [3]  Rich
Soil Moisture [3]  Moist
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External References

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Citations

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♦ 1Arnold SEJ, Faruq S, Savolainen V, McOwan PW, Chittka L, 2010 FReD: The Floral Reflectance Database — A Web Portal for Analyses of Flower Colour. PLoS ONE 5(12): e14287.
♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 3ECOFACT 2a Technical Annex - Ellenberg’s indicator values for British Plants, M O Hill, J O Mountford, D B Roy & R G H Bunce (1999)
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0