Galanthus L.
(snowdrops)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Galanthus elwesii
Greater Snowdrop
Plant (Click to open)
 		Species 2 subtaxa 19 images
Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop
(Click to open)
 		Species 1 subtaxa 26 images
Galanthus plicatus
Pleated Snowdrop
(Click to open)
 		Species 1 subtaxa 12 images
Galanthus plicatus plicatus hybrids
a hybrid snowdrop
(Click to open)
 		Species hybrid 9 images
Galanthus woronowii
Green Snowdrop
(Click to open)
 		Species 6 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusGalanthus (snowdrops)
FamilyAMARYLLIDACEAE (daffodils and onions)
OrderASPARAGALES (orchids, daffodils, onions & irises)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
in the field Crawley, M.J. 2010 Spring Snowdrop Identification http://www.bsbi.org.uk/Snowdrop_identification.pdf
Rand, M. Hants Plants: A Snowdrop Miscellany hantsplants.org.uk/galanthus.php

Galanthus (snowdrops) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Galanthus (snowdrops)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 22 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Galanthus (snowdrops)
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