Amaryllidaceae FAMILY
Leucojum vernum
Leucojum vernum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Leucojum vernum is a Bulb up to 0.15 metres tall. It has uses.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeC. Europe. Possibly native to Britain where it appears to be wild in 2 sites[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].
HabitatDamp woods, thickets, hedgebanks and meadows, usually in hilly areas and in calcareous soils[ 13 Title Hamlyn Encyclopaedia of Plants. Publication Author Triska. Dr. Publisher Hamlyn Year 1975 ISBN 0-600-33545-3 Description Very interesting reading, giving some details of plant uses and quite a lot of folk-lore. ].