Summer Snowflake Loddon Lily |
Plantae
Monocots (Monocotyledons)
Asparagales |
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Leucojum aestivum subsp. aestivum |
Family: Daffodil family Amaryllidaceae (was Liliaceae) |
Dinton Pastures, Berkshire. View location
The largest flowers I found. The wild plants at this location vary in flower size from about 10 mm to nearly 30 mm tepal length.
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Ena Gatenby (who is building the National Collection of Leucojum) tells me "I have also seen it referred to as Devon Snowflake, St Agnew flower and St George's Violet". |
| 12 April 2005 |
| Category: Wild-growing plants and fungi of the British Isles |
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British Isles status: native Scarce Perennial |
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Photographer:
J R Crellin |
About the picture: NIKON D70 12/04/2005 12:50:14 1/60 sec - F/18 Lens: 60mm f/2.8 D Sensitivity: ISO 400 Exp. compensation: -0.3 EV Light value: 12.2
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