Common name
English: Common snowdrop
German: Kleines Schneeglöckchen
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Liliopsida (397)
Order: Liliales (111)
Family: Liliaceae (37)(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
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