PLANTS Profile for Galanthus nivalis (snowdrop)

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PLANTS Profile

Galanthus nivalis L.
snowdrop

Symbol:

GANI

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Liliaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
CAN		I

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Images:
Galanthus nivalis L.

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Distribution:
Galanthus nivalis L.


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USA (DC, DE, MA, MD, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, UT, VA, WA), CAN (NB, NF, ON)

Related Taxa:
Galanthus nivalis L.

View 108 genera in Liliaceae, 2 species in Galanthus

Classification:
Galanthus nivalis L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Liliidae
Order	Liliales
Family	Liliaceae – Lily family
Genus	Galanthus L. – snowdrop
Species	Galanthus nivalis L. – snowdrop

Introduced Information:
Galanthus nivalis L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Galanthus nivalis L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 502704.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 11:49 PM CDT