Galanthus nivalis L., 1753
Common names
- 🇬🇧 Snowdrop
- 🇫🇷 Perce-neige, Goutte de lait, Clochette d’hiver, Galanthine, Galanthe des neiges, Galanthe perce-neige
Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Clade: Tracheophytes
- Clade: Angiosperms
- Clade: Monocots
- Order: Asparagales
- Family: Amaryllidaceae
- Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
- Tribe: Galantheae
- Genus: Galanthus
- Species: Galanthus nivalis
Presence
Present.
Conservation status
- Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern
- Red List (Europe): NT Near Threatened
Notes
The following infraspecific taxa are accepted:
- G. nivalis var. nivalis L., 1753, P;
- G. nivalis var. scharlockii Casp., 1868.
Hybridizes with:
- G. plicatus subsp. byzantinus (Baker) D.A.Webb, 1978 to produce G. × valentinei nothosubsp. subplicatus (Zeybek) A.P.Davis, 2001;
- G. plicatus subsp. plicatus M.Bieb., 1819 to produce G. × valentinei nothosubsp. valentinei Beck, 1894, M.
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Sources
Crook, V., & Davis, A.P. (2011). Galanthus nivalis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2011. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T162168A5551773.en
Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 81). Biotope.