Genus Galanthus L.


Summary
Genus number:
4803
Last updated:
27 January 2010
Family:
Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:
Amaryllidoideae
Tribe:
Galantheae
Common name(s):

snowdrop
Accession count:

31 (17  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
all accepted species are in GRIN


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References:
  1. CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
  2. Davis, A. P. 1999. The genus Galanthus Note: Timber Press, Portland, Oregon
  3. Lledó, M. D. et al. 2004. Phylogenetic analysis of Leucojum and Galanthus (Amaryllidaceae) based on plastid matK and nuclear ribosomal spacer (ITS) DNA sequences and morphology. Pl. Syst. Evol. 246:223-243. Note: nested in Leucojum
  4. Zonneveld, B. J. M. et al. 2003. The systematic value of nuclear DNA content in Galanthus. Pl. Syst. Evol. 241:89-102.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=4803. Accessed 11 May 2026.