Galanthus elwesii

Hooker f.

Bot. Mag. 101: plate 6166. 1875.

Common names: Giant snowdrop
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 280.
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Plants to 9–15 (–20) cm; bulbs 2–3 × 1.5–2 cm. Leaves: vernation convolute, remaining so within basal sheath; blade narrowly oblanceolate, 10–30 × 0.5–2.5 (–3.5) cm. Spathe 3–5 cm. Flowers: outer tepals white, elliptic to broadly obovate or nearly orbiculate, 2–2.5 × 1–2 cm; inner tepals white with green blotch at base and apex, or with green stripe from base to apex, narrowly obovate, 10–12 × (4–) 6–7 mm; anthers 4–6 mm; ovary 5–8 × 4–5 mm; style 8–10 mm; pedicel (1.5–) 3–4 cm.


Phenology: Flowering late winter–spring.
Habitat: Roadsides, open forests, abandoned gardens
Elevation: 0–300 m

Distribution

Introduced; N.Y., Pa., se Europe, sw Asia (Turkey), expected elsewhere

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"thicker" is not a number.

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cordate +  and linear +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
green-spotted +
straight +
tapered +, tubular +  and semiorbicular +
Gerald B. Straley† +  and Frederick H. Utech +
Hooker f. +
convolute +, parallel +  and opposite +
green-spotted +
lobed +  and tubular +
nonsheathing +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
white +  and grayish green +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
oblanceolate +
membranous +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
sheathing +  and involucrate +
2cm +  and 3cm +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Giant snowdrop +
N.Y. +, Pa. +, se Europe +, sw Asia (Turkey) +  and expected elsewhere +
0–300 m +
connate-coroniform +  and dilated +
sessile +  and pedicellate +
fragrant +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (?) +
loculicidal +
globose +
Roadsides, open forests, abandoned gardens +
spathaceous +  and 1-flowered +
paired +, paniculate +  and racemose +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
6mm +  and 7mm +
persistent +
convolute +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
globose +
4mm;5mm +
many;several +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
zygomorphic +  and actinomorphic +
Flowering late winter–spring. +
wind-distributed +
light-brown +
18 +  and 36 +
oblong +  and obtuse +
3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br /> (?) +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
membranous +
adnate +  and free +
staminodial +
3 +, 4 +  and 6 +
1 +  and several +
3 +  and 1 +
filiform +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Galanthus elwesii +
Galanthus +
species +
distinct +
unequal +
sepaloid +  and petaloid +
narrower +
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br />) +
3 +  and 2 +