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Galanthus alpinus var. alpinus

variety of plant

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionJul 22, 2025
Entity authorityQ21380427 ↗
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Galanthus alpinus var. alpinus, also known as the Caucasian snowdrop, is a variety of flowering plant within the subfamily Amaryllidoideae.

Description

Galanthus alpinus var. alpinus is a perennial, bulb plant. Bulbs range from 2.5 – 4 cm long and 1.5 – 2 cm in diameter. The plants leaves are linear and green. Leaf length ranges from 4 – 8 cm before flowering and increase to 10 – 18 cm long after flowering. Flowers are 1.7 - 2.5 cm long and 0.8 - 1.5 cm wide. Outer petals are white however the plant possess a green spot on the inner petal segments.

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Galanthus alpinus var.

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