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Snowflakes
Acis
Acis is a genus of perennial, herbaceous and bulbous plants in the amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae). The genus consists of nine species distributed in Europe and Northern Africa. Acis was previously included in Leucojum; both genera are known as snowflakes.
9 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Autumn Snowflake
speciesAcis autumnalis
Three-leaved Snowflake
speciesAcis trichophylla
French Snowflake
speciesAcis nicaeensis
Pink Snowflake
speciesAcis rosea
Corsican Snowflake
speciesAcis longifolia
Acis ionica
speciesAcis ionica
Acis fabrei
speciesAcis fabrei
Acis valentina
speciesAcis valentina
Acis tingitana
speciesAcis tingitana
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Anatomical Compendium (Syntagma Anatomicum) (1647)
Johann Vesling · 1647 · p.11
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.251
Garden of Health
1507 · p.25
Herbarium Portatile, Oder Behendes Kräuter- und Gewächs-Buch: Darinn nicht allein 1363. so wol Einheimische als Außländndische Kräuter mit Lateinisch und Deutscher Benennung abgebildet, sondern auch die meisten, so in der Medicin gebräuchlich, kürtzlich erkläret werden
Panckow, Thomas · 1656 · p.261
In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 122411.