Autumn Snowflake vs Early Crocus

Acis autumnalis compared with Crocus tommasinianus

Key Differences

• Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Early Crocus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Early Crocus
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Iridaceae
Genus	Acis	Crocus
Species	Acis autumnalis	Crocus tommasinianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Autumn Snowflake and Early Crocus share a common ancestor at the Order level: Asparagales. (Asparagales)

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Early Crocus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Early Crocus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Autumn Snowflake

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Norway.

Early Crocus

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (United States).

Autumn Snowflake

The Autumn Snowflake (Acis autumnalis) is a species in the genus Acis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway