First to Bloom
by Don Wolf
Title
First to Bloom
Artist
Don Wolf
Medium
Photograph - Photograpy
Description
Scientific name:
Galanthus nivalis L.
Common name:
common snowdrop, snowdrop, flower of hope (English); galantine d’hiver, perce-neige (French); bucaneve (Italian); hovirag (Hungarian)
Conservation status:
Rated as Near Threatened (NT) according to IUCN Red List criteria.
Habitat:
Mostly deciduous woodland, but occasionally coniferous woodland. Also in meadows, pasture, amongst scrub, near rivers and on stony slopes, particularly on calcareous soils.
One of the first of the blooming flowers in Spring.
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March 18th, 2014
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