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Taxon:  Galanthus alpinus Sosn.



Summary
Genus:
Galanthus
Family:
Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:
Amaryllidoideae
Tribe:
Galantheae
Nomen number:
409568
Place of publication:
Věstn. Tiflissk. Bot. Sada 19:26. 1911
Verified:
11/21/1997 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Galanthus alpinus Sosn. var. alpinus (0 active accession[s])
Galanthus alpinus Sosn. var. bortkewitschianus (Koss) A. P. Davis (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Galanthus nivalis L. subsp. caucasicus Baker
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Reference(s)
  1. CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
  2. Czerepanov, S. K. 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) Cambridge University Press. Note: distinct from Galanthus caucasicus
  3. Davis, A. P. & H. N. McGough, eds. 1999. CITES bulb checklist for the genera: Cyclamen, Galanthus and Sternbergia
  4. Davis, A. P. et al. 1996. Taxonomic status of three Caucasian snowdrops: Galanthus alpinus Sosn., G. bortkewitschianus Koss and G. caucasicus (Baker) Grossh. Kew Bull. 51:746.
  5. Davis, A. P. 1999. The genus Galanthus Note: Timber Press, Portland, Oregon
  6. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  7. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora. Note: mentions as closely related to Galanthus caucasicus
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationKabardino-Balkaria 
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationKrasnodar 
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey n.w.
2Cultivated    also cult.
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Turkey (n.w.)
  • CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Kabardino-Balkaria, Krasnodar]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: United Kingdom
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalornamentalas Galanthus caucasicusWalters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora. Note: mentions as closely related to Galanthus caucasicus
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=409568. Accessed 22 May 2025.