Leucojum
Sign in to saveLeucojum is a small genus of bulbous plants native to Eurasia belonging to the amaryllis family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. As currently circumscribed, the genus includes only two known species, most former species having been moved into the genus Acis. Both genera are known as snowflakes.
Species
Summer snowflake
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyAmaryllidaceae
Native toAlbania, Algeria, Austria, Baleares, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary
Observations13,686
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Galantheae
- Image
- Leucojum aestivum02.jpg
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- P105
- genus
- P4000
- capsule
- P427
- Leucojum vernum
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- Description
- Taxonomy
- Species
- Distribution and habitat
- Cultivation
- Cultivars
- Cultural importance
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Leucojum is a small genus of bulbous plants native to Eurasia belonging to the amaryllis family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. As currently circumscribed, the genus includes only two known species, most former species having been moved into the genus Acis. Both genera are known as snowflakes.
Leucojum is a compound of Greek λευκος, leukos "white" and ἰόν, ion "violet". The spelling Leucoium is also used. In addition to the common name snowflakes, the two Leucojum species are also known as '''St. Agnes' flower, for patron saint of virgins and gardeners, and snowbells'.