Plants : LiliaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Galanthus nivalis L.

Snowdrop

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Galanthus nivalis

Description: The snowdrop is a winter-flowering garden plant which has escaped in many places, probably by the bulbs being thrown out with other garden rubbish. It is unlikely that the plant is truly naturalized in any site in Northern Ireland, but it will persist indefinitely in the right circumstances, rather like daffodils (Narcissus spp.).

All names: Galanthus nivalis L.

Distribution Map from NBN: Galanthus nivalis at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Galanthus nivalis at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Galanthus nivalis. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=2253. Accessed on 2026-11-02.