Summer Snowflake |
Plantae
Monocots (Monocotyledons)
Asparagales |
Leucojum aestivum subsp. pulchellum |
Family: Daffodil family Amaryllidaceae (was Liliaceae) |
Shared parkland among Victorian Villas in Weston-super-Mare. View location
These start flowering in January before my L. aestivum subsp. aestivum have emerged at all. The snowflakes
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".
Patrick Roper points out: "On the topic of names, I suspect 'Loddon lily' is an old name that was current before Linnaeus called the plant 'Leucojum aestivum' in 1759. Subsequently Linnaeus's Latin was translated as 'summer snowflake' or its equivalent in English and other languages. He used the word 'aestivum' (summer) because that is when it flowered in central Sweden where he lived." |
18 March 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 18/03/2005 10:52:16 1/50 sec - F/14 Lens: 60mm f/2.8 D Sensitivity: ISO 500 Exp. compensation: -0.7 EV Light value: 10.9
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