Common name
English: Common snowdrop
German: Kleines Schneeglöckchen
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2635)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)
Class: Liliopsida (389)
Order: Liliales (108)
Family: Liliaceae (35)(family description)
Genus: Galanthus (1)
Epithet: nivalis L. (1)
Synonyms: Chianthemum nivale (L.) Kuntze, Galanthus alexandri Porcius, Galanthus imperati Bertol., Galanthus melvillei Voss, Galanthus montanus Schur, Galanthus nivalis K.Malý, Galanthus plicatus Hohen., Galanthus scharlockii Baker (Casp.), Galanthus scharlokii Baker (Casp.), Galanthus umbricus Dammann, Galanthus warei J.Allen
alexandri => in honor of Richard Chandler Alexander Prior (1809-1902), English physician and botanist
imperati => imperial, regal
montanus => growing in the mountains
nivale => growing near snow, snowy, snow white
nivalis => growing near snow, snowy, snow white
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: white
External links
Check for Galanthus nivalis at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [981] Galanthus nivalis - Plants For A Future
- [1729] Galanthus nivalis - Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thomé: Flora von Deutschland Österreich und der Schweiz
