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Leucojum aestivum

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Leucojum aestivum, commonly called the summer snowflake, giant snowflake, Loddon lily and rarely snowbell and dewdrop among others, is a plant species widely cultivated as an ornamental. It is native to most of Europe from Spain and Ireland to Ukraine, with the exception of Scandinavia, Russia, Belarus and the Baltic countries. It is also considered native to Turkey, Iran and the Caucasus. It is naturalized in Denmark, South Australia, New South Wales, Nova Scotia and much of the eastern United States.

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Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Leucojum aestivum
Slug
leucojum-aestivum
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Leucojum
Species
aestivum
Wikidata QID
Q159119
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

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