Spring snowflake

Spring snowflake

Spring snowflake
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Amaryllidoideae
Genus:	Leucojum
Species:	L. vernum
Binomial name
*Leucojum vernum* L.
Synonyms
Erinosma nebrodense Lojac. Erinosma verna (L.) Herb. Galanthus vernus (L.) All. Leucojum nebrodense (Lojac.) Traub Leucojum vernale Salisb. Nivaria hexanthera Medik. Nivaria verna (L.) Moench

Leucojum vernum, called spring snowflake, is a perennial, herbaceous flowering plant species in the daffodil family Amaryllidaceae. It native to central and southern Europe from Spain to Ukraine. It is considered naturalized in Ireland, Great Britain and Florida.