Macro of Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis) taken at Lydiard Park, Swindon, Wiltshire

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Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis) Flowering stems grow to 25cm tall. The nodding white flowers are solitary on stems and have three outer petals and three shorter green-tipped inner petals. The long narrow leaves all grow from the base of the plant and are keeled. Favours damp areas and is a hairless perennial of woodlands, riverbanks and wasteland. The whole plant is poisonous. Flowers January to March.

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Size: 5315px × 3543px
Location: Lydiard Park, Swindon, Wiltshire,UK
Photo credit: © Anna Stowe Botanica / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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