Amaryllidaceae
Summer snowflake
Leucojum aestivum
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Genus
- Leucojum
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Common names
By language (28)
- Azerbaijani
- Yay ağçiçəyi
- Belarusian
- Белакветнік летні
- Bulgarian
- Обикновено блатно кокиче, Лятно блатно кокиче
- Chinese
- 夏雪片莲, 夏雪片蓮
- Croatian
- Ljetni drijemovac, Pelečica
- Czech
- Bledule letní
- Dutch
- Zomerklokje
- English
- Summer snowflake, Loddon lily
- Finnish
- Suvikello, Kesälumipisara
- French
- Nivéole d'été, Niveole d'ete, Nivéole d'Eté, Nivéole dété, Nivéole d’été, Nivéole Elégante
- Georgian
- Ზაფხულის ცხენისკბილა
- German
- Sommer-Knotenblume, Sommertürchen
- hsb
- Pózdnja snězyčka, Lěćolinka
- Hungarian
- Nyári tőzike
- Japanese
- スノーフレーク, オオマツユキソウ, スズランスイセン, スズランズイセン, 大待雪草, 鈴蘭水仙
- Macedonian
- Барско кокиче
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Jonsokklosterklokke
- Persian
- لکوجوم آئستیوم
- Polish
- Śnieżyca letnia
- Russian
- Белоцветник летний
- Serbian
- Dremovac, Дремовац, Докољен, Дријемовац
- Slovak
- Bleduľa letná
- Slovenian
- Poletni veliki zvonček
- Spanish
- Campanilla de otoño, Campanilla de primavera, Campanillas de verano, Leucoio de verano
- Swedish
- Sommarsnöklocka
- Turkish
- Göl soğanı
- Ukrainian
- Бiлоцвiт лiтнiй
- Welsh
- Eirïaidd yr haf
Synonyms
- Leucojum aestivum subsp. aestivum
- Leucojum aestivum subsp. pulchellum (Salisb.) Malag.
- Leucojum hernandezii Cambess.
- Leucojum pulchellum Salisb.
- Nivaria aestivalis Moench
- Nivaria monadelphia Medik.
- Polyanthemum aestivale Bubani
Flowers
- In flower
- February to May, August (from 1,105 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Paolo Zucca, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Donald Davesne, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ian Webb, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rebecca Johnson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mark Richman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kolforn, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Piermario Maculan, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kolforn, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mirko Ubović, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Flobbadob, 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.