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Galanthus nivalis

Snowdrop

GNRUnranked Found in 10 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Near threatenedIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.155597

Element CodePMLIL0W010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNNear threatened

CITESAppendix II

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderAsparagales

FamilyAmaryllidaceae

GenusGalanthus

Other Common Names

Common Snowdrop (EN) Perce-neige (FR)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	SNA	No
New Brunswick	SNA	No
Ontario	SNA	No

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Rhode Island	SNA	No
Delaware	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
District of Columbia	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (10)

North Carolina (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Sam Knob (addition)	Pisgah National Forest	2,576
South Mills River	Pisgah National Forest	8,588

Oregon (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bull Of The Woods	Mt. Hood National Forest	8,843

Utah (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
418024	Uinta National Forest	51,699
Burch Creek	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	6,938

Virginia (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bear Creek	Jefferson National Forest	18,274
Garden Mountain	Jefferson National Forest	3,960
Gum Run	George Washington National Forest	12,620

Washington (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Mt. Baldy	Olympic National Forest	3,557
Taneum	Wenatchee National Forest	26,140

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2002a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 26. Magnoliophyta: Liliidae: Liliales and Orchidales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvi + 723 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.