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Amaryllidaceae
Leucojum

not marked as a favorite taxon *Leucojum aestivum Linnaeus. Common name: Summer Snowflake. Phenology: Mar-Apr. Habitat: Naturalizing aggressively in alluvial areas, also long persistent after cultivation in upland situations. Distribution: Native of Europe. Reported naturalized in NC by Leonard (1971b).

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Origin/Endemic status: Europe

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, ETx1, F, FNA26, G, Il, Mo1, NcTx, NE, NS, NY, POWO, RAB, Tat, Va; = n/a — Pa; > Leucojum aestivum L. ssp. aestivum — K4; > Leucojum aestivum L. ssp. pulchellum (Salisbury) Briquet — K4. Basionym: Leucojum aestivum L. 1759

Links to other floras: = Leucojum aestivum - FNA26

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Heliophily ⓘ: 4

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image #1 of Leucojum aestivum© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Leucojum aestivum© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Leucojum aestivum© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Leucojum aestivum© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Leucojum aestivum© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷

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native range: western to central Europe



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