Common Snowdrop
Taken at Lochwinnoch on 1st February 2022 using Panasonic Lumix TZ70 in macro mode.
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Taken at Strathclyde Park on 4th February 2020 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
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Taken at Figgate Park on 20th February 2022 using Panasonic Lumix TZ70 in macro mode.
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Common Snowdrop.
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AKA:
Galanthus nivalis.
Asparagales.
Amaryllidaceae.
Herbaceous perennial.
February fairmaids, Candlemas bells, Mary's tapers
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Woodlands
7 - 15 cms.
January - April
Snowdrops contain an active substance called galantamine, (or galanthamine), which can be helpful in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease,
though it is not a cure. Snowdrops also contain an active lectin or agglutinin named GNA for Galanthus nivalis agglutinin. Potatoes have been genetically modified with the GNA gene. In 1998 Árpád Pusztai said in an interview that
his group had observed damage to the intestines and immune systems of rats fed the genetically modified potatoes.