Snowdrop Flower Latin Name

The epithet nivalis means of the snow referring either to the snow like flower or the plant s early flowering.

Snowdrop flower latin name. The smaller inner petals have green markings. The genus name refers to the white color of the flowers gala is greek for milk while anthos is greek for flower and nivalis is latin for snow like 1 they are classified as spring bulb plants and belong to the amaryllis family. Snowdrops galanthus nivalis earned their name from the combination of two greek and latin words. The plants have two linear leaves and a single small white drooping bell shaped flower with six petal like tepals in two circles.

Greek gála milk ánthos flower is a small genus of approximately 20 species of bulbous perennial herbaceous plants in the family amaryllidaceae. Kingdom plantae division magnoliophyta class liliopsida order asparagales family amaryllidaceae genus galanthus. The generic name galanthus from the greek gala milk and anthos flower was given to the genus by carl linnaeus in 1735. Carl linnaeus classified the flower in 1753.

A snowdrop plant looks like three drops of milk hanging from a stem. This accounts for the latin name galanthus which means milk white flowers. These snowdrop bulbs are originally from europe and asia minor. Plant taxonomy classifies common snowdrops as galanthus nivalis.

The common name snowdrop first appeared in the 1633 edition of john gerard s great. Symbolism of the snowdrop flower. Photo about white flowers of snow drop latin name galanthus nivalis in the garden in belgrade serbia.