Kingdom: Plantae > Division: Tracheophyta > Class: Magnoliopsida > Order: Asparagales > Family: Amaryllidaceae > Genus: Galanthus > Species: Galanthus nivalis > See subspecies
Scientific name Source
Galanthus nivalis cv. 'Scharlokii' L. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (2001)
Galanthus nivalis subsp. nivalis var. maximus Velen Stoj Stef Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (2001)
Galanthus nivalis subsp. nivalis L. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (2001)
Galanthus nivalis subsp. reginae-olgae (Orph.) Gottl.-Tann. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (2001)

Galanthus nivalis L.

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe Near Threatened (IUCN)
Protected by EU Habitats Directive and 2 other international agreements
Most preferred habitats
  • grassland
  • woodland and forest
May also occur in
  • heathland and shrub
  • sparsely vegetated land
  • urban
  • wetlands
Natura 2000 species code 1866

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

IUCN Red List Category
Not Evaluated
Near Threatened
Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable
Vulnerable
Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient
Endangered
Extinct
Least Concern
Critically Endangered

EU conservation status

Conservation status assesses every six years and for each biogeographical region the condition of habitats and species compared to the favourable status as described in the Habitats Directive. The map shows the 2013-2018 assessments as reported by EU Member State. Assessments are further detailed in the summary document available behind the link below.

Natura 2000 sites

Not available

Common names and synonyms

Common Name Language Reference
Schneeglöckchen German Korneck, D., M. Schnittler & I. Vollmer
No synonyms available.

Other resources

CoL (accepted name) Catalogue of Life
EoL Encyclopedia of Life
GBIF Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Habitats Directive Art. 17-2006 summary
ITIS (accepted) Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI National Center for Biotechnology Information
NOBANIS: Galanthus nivalis European Network on Invasive Alien Species
PESI (Accepted) Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Species+ Species+ by UNEP-WCMC
Wikipedia Wikipedia

External data

Reportnet deliveries

Files delivered through Reportnet with relevance to this species.

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Released Coverage Envelope File
2015-07-31 Greece Habitats Directive Article 17 29_12_2014 submission GR GR_species_reports-15723-10453.xml
2014-01-07 Hungary HU_Art_17_report_2013_second round_10_31 HU_species_report_art17
2014-01-04 Romania RO Art.17 2007-2012 Report from 31 December 2013 RO_species_reports.xml
2013-12-27 Bulgaria BG_habitats_report_2007-2012 Species reports
2013-12-20 Germany German national report 2013 DE_species_reports.xml
2013-12-17 Slovakia Art 17 report for the period 2007 - 2012 - second delivery SK_species_reports-131217-132945.xml
2013-12-16 Slovenia SI_Article_17_Report_2013_2nd_submission SI_species_reports-131216-13555.xml
2013-12-09 Poland Habitats Directive Art. 17 Report PL_species_reports.xml
2013-12-04 Italy 3rd Italian national report 2013 IT_species_reports.xml
2013-10-11 Austria Art 17 HD AT_species_reports-13916-161758.xml
2013-09-18 France Rapport France 2013 FR_species_reports.xml
2013-09-11 Spain Habitats Directive: Report Art.17 2007-2012 ES_species_reports
2013-08-23 Czechia CZ_Rep_HDArt17_2013_2nd_submission:corrected CZ_species_reports.xml
2008-07-07 Spain Spain's delivery of 3 July Galanthus nivalis
2008-04-10 Germany German national report Galanthus nivalis
2008-03-21 Slovenia Article 17 Report Galanthus nivalis
2008-03-17 Netherlands NL Report HR 2007 Galanthus nivalis
2008-03-05 Italy Italy Galanthus nivalis
2008-03-04 Hungary delivery_report_art_17_HU Galanthus nivalis
2008-02-28 France rapport France Galanthus nivalis
2008-02-22 Austria Article 17 report Austria Species questionnaire for Galanthus nivalis
2008-02-22 Slovakia report under habitats directive Galanthus nivalis
2007-10-01 Poland Report on Implementation Measures Species questionnaire for Galanthus nivalis
2007-10-01 Czechia Species and Habitats Species questionnaire for Galanthus nivalis
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