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Forbes' Glory-of-the-snow

Scilla forbesii

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 581, February 429, March 672, April 1,058, May 1,525, June 1,663, July 1,780, August 1,530, September 1,124, October 839, November 458, December 358.
United States12,548
Alaska12,017
Canada309
United Kingdom250
Ontario233
Germany214
England196
New York111
Michigan92
Denmark79

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
Classmonocots · Liliopsida
OrderAgaves, Orchids, Irises, and Allies · Asparagales
Familyagave and allies · Asparagaceae
GenusSquills · Scilla

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Forbes' Glory-of-the-snow with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.