Amaryllidaceae
Common snowdrop
Galanthus nivalis
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Genus
- Galanthus
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Common names
By language (52)
- Arabic
- زهرة اللبن الشتوية
- Armenian
- Սպիտակ ձնծաղիկ
- arz
- زهرة اللبن الشتويه
- Azerbaijani
- Qar xədicəgülü, Ağ qargülü
- Basque
- Negu txilintxa, Negu-txilintxa
- Belarusian
- Падснежнік
- Bulgarian
- Обикновено кокиче
- Catalan
- Lliri de neu, Perce-neige
- Chinese
- 雪花蓮, 雪钟花, 雪滴花, 铃花水仙, 雪花莲
- Croatian
- Obična visibaba
- csb
- Pòdsniéżk
- Czech
- Sněženka podsněžník
- Danish
- Almindelig Vintergæk, Vintergæk, Vinterlilje
- dsb
- Mała sněgulka
- Dutch
- Gewoon sneeuwklokje, Sneeuwklokje
- English
- Common snowdrop, Snowdrop, Bucaneve, Flower of Hope
- Estonian
- Harilik lumikelluke
- Finnish
- Puistolumikello, Lumikello
- French
- Perce-neige, Galantine d'Hiver, Goutte de lait, Niveole, Perceneige, Galanthe des neiges
- German
- Kleines Schneeglöckchen, Gewöhnliches Schneeglöckchen, Schneeglöckchen
- hsb
- Mała sněhowka, Knježna w sněze, Naha knježna, Sněhowa klanka, Zažny nahušk
- Hungarian
- Kikeleti hóvirág, Hóvirág
- inh
- КIай лайзиза
- Italian
- Bucaneve
- Japanese
- マツユキソウ
- Korean
- 설강화
- kw
- Bleujyow ergh, Bleujen ergh
- Latvian
- Baltā sniegpulkstenīte
- li
- Sjnièklökske, Sjnieklökske, Sjnieëklökske, Sjnièklökskes
- Lithuanian
- Baltoji snieguolė, Perce-neige
- Luxembourgish
- Schnéikläckelchen, Schnéiglëckchen, Schnéikläckelcher
- Macedonian
- Обично кокиче
- Malay
- Bunga titisan salji, Tetes salju, Titis salji, Titisan salji
- nds
- Lüttje Nakelte Jumfer
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Snøklokke, Snøklokker
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Snøklokke
- os
- Урс-урсид малусæг
- Persian
- زنگوله زمستانی
- Polish
- Śnieżyczka przebiśnieg, Gładysz pospolity, Gładyszek, Przebiśnieg, Przebiśnieg pospolity, Przebiśnieg zwyczajny
- Romansh
- Galantina da naiv
- Russian
- Подснежник белоснежный
- Serbian
- Висибаба, Visibaba
- sgs
- Snėigoulė
- Slovak
- Snežienka jarná
- Slovenian
- Navadni mali zvonček, Zvonček
- Spanish
- Campanilla blanca de invierno, Campanilla de invierno, Campanilla de las nieves, Perforanieves, Flor de Nieve
- Swedish
- Snödroppe, Perce-neige
- Turkish
- Adi kardelen
- Ukrainian
- Підсніжник звичайний, Підсніжник білосніжний, Первоцвіт
- Walloon
- Pucele
- Welsh
- Eirlys
- Western Frisian
- Liderke, Foarjiersberntsje, Neaken Boutsje, Neaken Earske, Neaken Mantsje, Neaken Wyfke, Snieklokje, Wyt Wyfke
Synonyms
- Chianthemum nivale (L.) Kuntze
- Galanthus alexandri Porcius
- Galanthus imperati Bertol.
- Galanthus melvillei Voss
- Galanthus montanus Schur
- Galanthus nivalis f. pictus K.Malý
- Galanthus nivalis f. platypetalus Beck
- Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus P.D.Sell
- Galanthus nivalis subsp. imperati (Bertol.) K.Richt.
- Galanthus nivalis var. atkinsii Mallett
- Galanthus nivalis var. carpaticus S.S.Fodor
- Galanthus nivalis var. hololeuca Celak.
- Galanthus nivalis var. majus Ten.
- Galanthus nivalis var. minus Ten.
- Galanthus nivalis var. scharlockii Casp.
- Galanthus nivalis var. spitzneri Podp.
- Galanthus scharlockii (Casp.) Baker
- Galanthus umbricus Hort.Dammann
Flowers
- In flower
- January to April (from 9,803 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: nalagtus, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Wairambar Rainforest, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Luka S. (someplant), CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Grzegorz Grzejszczak, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Thomas, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: MOs810, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Silar, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rudolphous, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.