Galanthus reginae-olgae in particular Greece and former Yugoslavia. It is found in relatively dry, shady woodland. "Galanthus reginae-olgae" is cultivated as an ornamental bulbous plant, particularly the autumn-flowering variants. In cultivation, it requires a warmer and sunnier position than most other "Galanthus" species. The cultivar 'Cambridge', originating from the Cambridge University Botanic Garden, has large green markings on the inner tepals. Galanthus reginae-olgae Galanthus reginae-olgae is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to Sicily and the west and north-west Balkans (parts of Greece and the former Yugoslavia). Some variants produce their pendant white flowers in autumn, others in
Chlamydomonas nivalis Chlamydomonas nivalis Chlamydomonas nivalis is a unicellular red-coloured photosynthetic green alga that is found in the snowfields of the alps and polar regions all over the world. They are one of the main algae responsible for causing the phenomenon of watermelon snow, where patches of snow appear red or pink and emit a ripe watermelon odour upon disturbance. The first account of microbial communities that form red snow was made by Aristotle. Researchers have been active in studying this organism for over 100 years. Although "C. nivalis" is closely related to "Chlamydomonas reinhardtii", the environmental conditions each species inhabits are