*Galanthus Linnaeus. Snowdrop.
A genus of about 17 species, of Europe and w. Asia. Other species, hybrids, and cultivars derived from them may be present in our region. See Bishop, Davis, & Grimshaw (2001) for detailed information on the genus, especially on cultivars.
ID notes: Galanthus is sometimes mistaken for Leucojum, but has the inner tepals much shorter than the outer, and only the inner green-spotted (the outer are immaculate white), while Leucojum has all 6 tepals similar in size and green-spotted.
Ref: Bishop, Davis, and Grimshaw (2001); Meerow & Snijman In Kubitzki (1998a); Stace (2021); Straley & Utech (2002d) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002a). Show full citations.
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