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Galanthus nivalis
Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 288. 1753.
Plants to 7—20(—40) cm; bulbs 1.5—2.5 × 1—1.5(—2) cm. Leaves: vernation flat and parallel, remaining so within basal sheath; blade linear to ligulate, 5—15 × 0.3—0.7 cm. Spathe 2—3.5 cm. Flowers: outer tepals white, oblong to broadly obovate, 1.5—2(—2.5) × 0.6—1.1 cm; inner tepals white with green blotch at apex only, narrowly obovate or oblong, 7—12 × 4—6 mm; anthers 3—5 mm; ovary 5—6 × 3—4 mm; style 6—8 mm; pedicel 1.2—3(—4) cm.
Flowering late winter--early spring. Roadsides, open forests, abandoned gardens; 0--500 m; introduced; N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), Ont.; Md., Mass., Mich., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Pa., Utah, Va.; Europe (Spain to w Russia); expected elsewhere.
