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Key to Galanthus

Amaryllidaceae

Galanthus

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1 Leaves with margins revolute along their length
 Galanthus plicatus ssp. plicatus
1 Leaves with margins flat, or folded under only when young or towards the base of mature leaves.
(c) Marcum, Paul
(c) Marcum, Paul
  2 Leaves (at least one per plant) > 1.5 cm wide at flowering; leaves convolute within the basal sheath; inner tepals with green at base and at apex or in a stripe extending from base to apex
(c) Ware, Richard & Teresa - CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG
  2 Leaves < 1 (-1.5) cm wide; leaves flattened against one another within the basal sheath; inner tepals with green blotch at apex only