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Summer Snowflake |
Plantae Monocots (Monocotyledons) Asparagales |
| Leucojum aestivum subsp. aestivum | |
| Family: Daffodil family Amaryllidaceae (was Liliaceae) |
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| Dinton Pastures, Berkshire. View location More on Leucojum 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." |
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| 12 April 2005 | |
| Category: Wild-growing plants and fungi of the British Isles | |
| British Isles status: native Scarce Perennial |
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| Photographer: J R Crellin | |
About the picture: NIKON D70 12/04/2005 12:37:23 1/100 sec - F/10 Lens: 60mm f/2.8 D Sensitivity: ISO 320 Light value: 11.6 |
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