English name: Autumn Snowflake
Spanish name:
Scientific name: Leucojum autumnale (Linnaeus)
Family: Amaryllidaceae

These delicate bell shaped nodding flowers are white, often with a pink flush at the base and one to three per stem. The scape is around 20cm tall and the flower 9 to 14mm long. Fine, deep green leaves appear from the bulbs after flowering. They can spread over a large area in a scattered manner.

Habitat: Rocky hillslopes and grasslands

Distribution: Iberia to Sardinia, N. West Africa

Key Words
Flower colour: white
Flowering month: August September
Size: s / m / l: small

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