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Snowflakes

Acis

Also called Snowflake

Snowflakes
Photo: Mmparedes, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as
Bulb, Perennial

About

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.

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The species Acis autumnalis has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Other Acis plants

Autumn Snowflake · Acis fabrei · Acis ionica · Corsican Snowflake · French Snowflake · Pink Snowflake · Acis tingitana · Acis trichophylla · Acis valentina

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Acis (plant) by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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