page_title: Galanthus nivalis
section_title: Distribution and habitat
hierarchical_section_title: Galanthus nivalis / Distribution and habitat
caption_attribution_description: English: Distribution map of snowdrop species (Galanthus) in Europe and Western Asia. (Natural spread according to A. P. Davis "The Genus Galanthus" and www.iucnredlist.org) Deutsch: Verbreitungskarte von 19 Schneeglöckchenarten (Galanthus) in Europa und Vorderasien. (Versuch einer Darstellung gemäß der natürlichen Verbreitung nach A. P. Davis "The Genus Galanthus" und www.iucnredlist.org) Français&#160;: Carte de répartition des espèces de perce-neige (Galanthus) en Europe et en Asie occidentale Español: Mapa de distribución de las especies de campanilla de invierno (Galanthus) en Europa y Asia occidental Русский: Карта распространения видов подснежника (Galanthus) в Европе и Западной Азии Türkçe: Avrupa ve Batı Asya'da kardelen türleri (Galanthus) dağılımı haritası Română: Harta de distribuție a speciilor de ghiocel (Galanthus) în Europa și Asia de Vest Українська: Карта поширення видів проліска (Galanthus) в Європі і Західній Азії ქართული: განაწილების რუკა ენძელა სახეობის (Galanthus) ევროპისა და დასავლეთ აზიის Հայերեն: Բաշխում քարտեզը Ձնծաղիկ տեսակների (Galanthus) Եվրոպայի եւ Արեւմտյան Ասիայի Ελληνικά: Χάρτης διανομής των ειδών λευκόιο (Galanthus) στην Ευρώπη και τη Δυτική Ασία فارسی: نقشه پراکنش گونه snowdrop (گل برفی) در اروپا و غرب آسیا العربية: خريطة توزيع الأنواع زهرة الثلج (زهرة اللبن) في أوروبا وغرب آسيا Српски / srpski: Дистрибуција мапа висибаба врста (Галантхус) у Европи и западној Азији Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Distribucija karta mjesta visibaba vrsta (Galanthus) u Europi i zapadnoj Aziji Български: Карта на разпространение на кокиче видове (Galanthus) в Европа и Западна Азия Italiano: Mappa di distribuzione delle specie bucaneve (Galanthus) in Europa e in Asia Occidentale Azərbaycanca: Avropa və Qərbi Asiyada Kardelen növlərinin (Galanthus) bölgüsü xəritə
context_page_description: Galanthus nivalis, the snowdrop or common snowdrop, is the best-known and most widespread of the 20 species in its genus, Galanthus. Snowdrops are among the first bulbs to bloom in spring and can form impressive carpets of white in areas where they are native or have been naturalised. They should not be confused with the snowflakes, in the genera Leucojum and Acis.
context_section_description: Galanthus nivalis is widely grown in gardens, particularly in northern Europe, and is widely naturalised in woodlands in the regions where it is grown. It is, however, native to a large area of Europe, from Spain in the west, eastwards to Ukraine. It is native to Albania, Armenia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, and Ukraine. It is considered naturalised in Great Britain, Belgium, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and parts of North America (Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Ontario, Massachusetts, Alabama, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Washington state, New York state, Michigan, Utah, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina).
  Although often thought of as a British native wild flower, or to have been brought to the British Isles by the Romans, it is now thought that it was probably introduced much later, perhaps around the early sixteenth century.
caption: Distribution map of Galanthus species in Europe and Western Asia. (An attempt at a representation according to the natural place indicated in the respective Wikipedia pages (en, de, ru, fr)
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