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Taxon:  Galanthus elwesii Hook. f.



Summary
Genus:
Galanthus
Family:
Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:
Amaryllidoideae
Tribe:
Galantheae
Nomen number:
70955
Place of publication:
Bot. Mag. 101: t. 6166. 1875, nom. cons.
Comment:
conserved (nom. cons.) with a conserved type (Shenzhen ICN 14.9 & App. IV)
Verified:
09/11/1997 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Galanthus graecus Orph. ex Boiss.
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Artjushenko, Z. T. 1974. Galanthus L. (Amaryllidaceae) in Greece. Ann. Mus. Goulandris 2:15.
  3. Baron, M. 1995. Treasures of spring. Garden (London, 1975+) 120:30-35.
  4. Brummitt, R. K. 1999. Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta: 48. Taxon 48:370. Note: conservation proposal recommended
  5. CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
  6. Davis, A. P. & H. N. McGough, eds. 1999. CITES bulb checklist for the genera: Cyclamen, Galanthus and Sternbergia
  7. Davis, A. P. 1997. (1307) Proposal to conserve the name Galanthus elwesii (Amaryllidaceae) with a conserved type. Taxon 46:553.
  8. Davis, A. P. 1999. The genus Galanthus Note: Timber Press, Portland, Oregon
  9. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  10. Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
  11. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  12. Kamari, G. 1982. A biosystematic study of the genus Galanthus (Amaryllidaceae) in Greece. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 103:119.
  13. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  14. Sell, P. & G. Murrell. 1996-. Flora of Great Britain and Ireland.
  15. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  16. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
  17. Webb, D. A. 1978. The European species of Galanthus L. In: V. E. Heywood (ed.), Flora europaea. Notulae systematicae ad floram Europaeam spectantes. No. 20. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 76:311.
Common names
English
giant snowdrop –
greater snowdrop –
German
großblütiges Schneeglöckchen –
Swedish
turkisk snödroppe –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey n., s., & w.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeMoldova s.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine s.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeFormer Yugoslavia e.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreeceAegean Islands 
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Turkey (n., s., & w.)
Europe
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Moldova (s.), Ukraine (s.)
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia (e.), Bulgaria, Greece [Aegean Islands]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Environmentalornamental Baron, M. 1995. Treasures of spring. Garden (London, 1975+) 120:30-35.
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=70955. Accessed 22 May 2025.