| Accepted name: |
Galanthus nivalis L. |
| Synonym(s): |
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| English names: |
Milky Snowdrop
Snowdrop
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| French names: |
Perce-neige
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HGALNI
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
The presence of galanthamine and lectins which possess insecticidal activity has been reported. A lectin gene isolated from snowdrops is widely used for transformation experiments to induce artificial insect resistance(1). |
| Key Characters: |
- |
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