Summer Snowflake (Leucojum aestivum)

Family: Amaryllidaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Bloom Color: White. Main Bloom Time: Late spring. Form: Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Bulb - cooked. I have some reservations about this report, though no records of the plant being poisonous have been found so far. — I have some reservations about this report, though no records of the plant being poisonous have been found so far.

Habitat & North American Range

Marshes, wet meadows and willow thickets, avoiding acid soils. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)