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Taxon:  Galanthus nivalis L.



Summary
Genus:
Galanthus
Family:
Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:
Amaryllidoideae
Tribe:
Galantheae
Nomen number:
70959
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:288. 1753
Verified:
04/26/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Galanthus nivalis L. f. nivalis
Galanthus nivalis L. subsp. nivalis

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Galanthus imperati Bertol.
Galanthus nivalis L. subsp. imperati (Bertol.) Baker
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Artjushenko, Z. T. 1966. Kriticeskij obzor roda Galanthus L. Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 51:1443.
  3. CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
  4. Czerepanov, S. K. 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) Cambridge University Press.
  5. Davis, A. P. & H. N. McGough, eds. 1999. CITES bulb checklist for the genera: Cyclamen, Galanthus and Sternbergia
  6. Davis, A. P. 1999. The genus Galanthus Note: Timber Press, Portland, Oregon
  7. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  8. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  9. Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
  10. Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
  11. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  12. Kamari, G. 1982. A biosystematic study of the genus Galanthus (Amaryllidaceae) in Greece. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 103:111.
  13. Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada.
  14. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  15. Munro, D. B. Canadian poisonous plants information system (on-line resource).
  16. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
  17. Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia.
  18. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  19. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
  20. Webb, D. A. 1978. The European species of Galanthus L. In: V. E. Heywood (ed.), Flora europaea. Notulae systematicae ad floram Europaeam spectantes. No. 20. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 76:309.
  21. 2018. Mid-Atlantic invasive plant species (on-line resource)
Common names
English
common snowdrop –
snowdrop –
French
perceneige –
German
kleines Schneeglöckchen –
Swedish
snödroppe –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia 
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeMoldova  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeFormer Yugoslavia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece n. & Kastellorizo Island
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sicily
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeTurkeyİstanbul 
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain n.e.
2Cultivated    also cult.
4Naturalized    natzd. elsewhere
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia]
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Moldova, Ukraine
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece (n. & Kastellorizo Island), Italy (incl. Sicily), Romania, Turkey [İstanbul]
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (n.e.), France
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Environmentalornamental Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=70959. Accessed 22 May 2025.