Allium paradoxum

English: Few-flowered Leek
Nederlands: Armbloemig look
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Deutsch: Wunder-Lauch - Seltsamer Lauch

Family: Alliaceae - Onion family
Flowering time: April-June
Height: 20-30cm
Altitude:
Colour: white
Leaves: 5 to 25 mm wide
Habitat: deciduous woodland habitats
Distribution: originally from southwest Asia (mountainous regions of the Caucasus and Iran)







Notes: Most of the flowers of Few-flowered Leek are replaced by little bulbs or bulbils. Allium paradoxum has narrower leaves (from 5 to 25 mm wide) than Wild Garlic but has a similar 'garlicky' smell. The Few-flowered Leek is edible and can be eaten raw as well as made into dishes such as pesto. It can be used as a herb to flavour food, much in the same way as Wild Garlic. Allium paradoxum is in some places considered an invasive species. It forms carpets and can smother native species. In the Netherlands two subspecies are distinguished: Allium paradoxum subsp. paradoxum and Allium paradoxum subsp. normale. In this country it can be found in the province of Noord-Holland near the coast, often on country estates.

Related key words: Bijgoed stinsenflora, Huis te Manpad Heemstede, Landgoed Koningshof Overveen, Landgoed Spaar en Hout Haarlem, Middenduin Nationaal Park Zuid-Kennemerland

Leucojum vernum

English: Spring Snowflake
Nederlands: Lenteklokje
Español: Campanilla de primavera - Alhelí blanco de Teofrasto - Campanilla de Eguiluz
Français: Nivéole du printemps
Deutsch: Frühlings-Knotenblume - Märzenbecher - Märzbecher - Märzglöckchen - Großes Schneeglöckchen

Family: Amaryllidaea - Daffodil family
Flowering time: February - April
Height: 10-30cm
Altitude: to 1600m
Colour: white, with a green or yellow spot
Leaves: bright green, two or three, strap-shaped
Habitat: damp woods, hedgerows, meadow edges, streambanks
Distribution: native to mountainous areas of central and southern Europe






Notes: Flowers of the Spring Snowflake are solitary or paired, nodding, 15-25mm long, anthers orange. It starts flowering a few weeks later than Common Snowdrop. Spring Snowflake is widely cultivated and considered naturalized in a number of countries like Ireland, Great Britain and Denmark. Some people believe that it is native to the north-eastern part of the Netherlands (Oldenzaal, Twente). In Belgium it is native to the Meuse region and the southern Ardennes and in this country Leucojum vernum is on the Red List of vascular plants.

Related key words: Rotterdam, Botanische tuin Kralingen, Heemtuin Kralingse Bos, Landgoed Elswout Overveen, Sickengabos Wolvega, Maarteblomke, stinzenplant, stinzenflora, Stinsenplanze, plantes castrales, Vlaamse Rode Lijst

Galanthus nivalis

English: Common Snowdrop - February Fairmaids - Snow Piercers
Nederlands: Gewoon sneeuwklokje
Español: Campanilla de invierno - Galanto - Perforanieves
Français: Perce-neige - Clochette d'hiver - Galanthe des neiges
Deutsch: Gewöhnliches Schneeglöckchen - Echtes Schneeglöckchen

Family: Amaryllidaea - Daffodil family
Flowering time: February-April
Height: 20-30cm
Altitude: to 1750m
Colour: white
Leaves: greyish-green, linear
Habitat: damp woodland habitats, hedgerows, meadows, streambanks
Distribution: native to a large area of Europe, from Spain in the west, eastwards to Ukraine







Notes: Snowdrop is widely grown in gardens, particularly in northern Europe. It is widely naturalised in woodlands in Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. Snowdrops and Winter Aconite are among the first plants to bloom and can form impressive carpets of yellow and white as early as February. On Landgoed Elswout, the Dutch estate in Overveen, four varities of Snowdrop can be found: Galanthus ikariae (Glanzend sneeuwklokje), Galanthus nivalis 'viridis-apice' (Groenpunter), Galanthus elwesii (Groot sneeuwklokje) and the double-flowered form Galanthus nivalis 'Flore Pleno'. In Beverwijk in the Netherlands 45000 Galanthus nivalis bulbs where planted along a local walking route in the autumn of 2014. On the first of March 2015 a group of artists organized a walk with music and dance at the break of dawn: ´Doe de Sneeuwklok´ organized by Beek als Bron.

Related key words: Rotterdam, Botanische tuin Kralingen, Clingendael Den Haag, Beverwijk, Landgoed Elswout Overveen, stinzenplant, stinzenflora, Stinsenplanze, plantes castrales, Llano Cheto (Sallent de Gallego), Valle de Otal (Torla), Bosost (Viella), Alps