Voronov snowdrops
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Voronov snowdrop ( Galanthus woronowii ) |
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The Voronow snowdrop ( Galanthus woronowii ) is a species of the snowdrop ( Galanthus ) genus in the Amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae). It is named after the Russian botanist Yuri Nikolajewitsch Voronow (1874–1931).
description
The Voronov snowdrop is a perennial herbaceous plant that reaches heights of 4 to 19 centimeters. This geophyte forms an onion as a persistence organ, which has a length of 2 to 3 cm and a diameter of 2.0 to 2.5 cm. It makes about three to four daughter onions. The basal leaves are simple, parallel-veined, light to dark green, glossy and ribbon-shaped to narrowly obovate. During the flowering period they are usually 8 to 20 (5 to 32.5) centimeters long and 1 to 2 (rarely up to 3) centimeters wide, after they have faded, they usually lengthen to 18 to 22 centimeters.
The flowers are solitary on a long stem . The hermaphrodite, threefold flowers have a length of 2.5 cm and a diameter of about 2 cm. The three outer bracts are each 2 inches long and completely white. The three inner bracts are only about half the length of the outer ones and are cut heart-shaped at their tips and are greenish in color. The spot on the inner bracts is more or less U-shaped and flat on top.
It blooms about ten days within the blooming period from January to April. The capsule fruit is ripe about a month after fertilization .
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 24.
Occurrence
The Voronov snowdrop occurs in the western and central Caucasus and northeastern Turkey on limestone cliffs and stony slopes in fallen deciduous and mixed coniferous forests at altitudes of 70 to 1400 meters. The species is often associated with yew and boxwood . Overgrown locally in Germany, by escaping from culture or by anointing .
Systematics
Synonyms for Galanthus woronowii are Galanthus latifolius auct. non Rupr. , Galanthus ikariae subsp. latifolius Stern pp, Galanthus ikariae auct. non Baker (under this name the species is usually offered in stores).
use
The Voronov snowdrop is widely used as an ornamental plant in borders, large rock gardens, and under bushes and trees. It is believed to have been in culture since around 1880.
literature
- Tatyana Shulkina: Ornamental plants from Russia and adjacent states of the former Soviet Union. A botanical guide for travelers and gardeners. Rostok, Saint Petersburg 2004, ISBN 5-94668-032-3 ( online ).
- Eckehart J. Jäger, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd K. Müller (eds.): Excursion flora from Germany . Founded by Werner Rothmaler. tape 5 : Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants . Springer, Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Berlin / Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Tropicos. [1]
- ↑ Corinne Buch, Armin Jagel: Galanthus nivalis, G. elwesii and G. woronowii - Snowdrops in the garden (Amaryllidaceae). Yearbook of the Bochum Botanical Association. Vol. 9, 2018, pp. 212–221 ( PDF 6.8 MB)
