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Leucojum aestivum

Summer Snowflake

GNRUnranked Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.149515

Element CodePMLIL19010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

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

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderAsparagales

FamilyAmaryllidaceae

GenusLeucojum

Other Common Names

Nivéole d'été (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.

Taxonomic Comments

FNA (vol. 26, 2002) lumps subspecific taxa.

Conservation Status

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Ontario	SNA	No

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Illinois	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
Maine	SNA	No
Arkansas	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
Mississippi	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
Alabama	SNA	No
Louisiana	SNA	No
Indiana	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
Delaware	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNA	No
Kentucky	SNA	No
South Carolina	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No
Tennessee	SNA	No
Missouri	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (4)

Arkansas (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Little Blakely	Ouachita National Forest	3,342

California (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Devil Gulch	Sierra National Forest	30,490

North Carolina (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bearwallow	Pisgah National Forest	4,113
Jarrett Creek	Pisgah National Forest	7,485

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.