Galanthus elwesii Hook. f.

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Taxonomy: Fam. Amaryllidaceae// Genus: Galanthus// Species: Galanthus elwesii Hook. f.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Webb in Tutin et al. (1980).

Lifeform: Perennial; Geophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from Southeast Europe to Türkiye and Ukraine according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) and The Euro+Med Plantbase (World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2010), copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat:  Geophyte growing among trees and bushes.

Flowering period: Late winter – early spring: FEB, MAR.

Galanthus elwesii – habit. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 11.02.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galanthus elwesii – habit. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 11.02.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galanthus elwesii – scapes with flowers. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 11.02.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galanthus elwesii – flower and spathe. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 11.02.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galanthus elwesii – flower. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 11.02.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galanthus elwesii – flower. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 11.02.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galanthus elwesii – outer and inner perianth-segments. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 11.02.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galanthus elwesii – outer and inner perianth-segments. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 11.02.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galanthus elwesii – spathe. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 11.02.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galanthus elwesii – leaves. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 11.02.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galanthus elwesii – leaves. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 11.02.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galanthus elwesii – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 11.02.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galanthus elwesii – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 11.02.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galanthus elwesii – sheaths. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 11.02.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galanthus elwesii – sheaths. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 11.02.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galanthus elwesii – bulb and sheaths. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 11.02.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galanthus elwesii – habit. Scale in cm. Specimen from Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 11.02.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galanthus elwesii – perianth-segments. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 11.02.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galanthus elwesii – width of leaf. Scale in cm. Specimen from Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 11.02.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Galanthus elwesii Hook.f. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:332096-2 [Accessed 11.04.2024].

Galanthus elwesii. The Euro+Med Plantbase. Source: 2010: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2010), copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/344392e7-ff8a-4224-aae8-1a75498254ce [Accessed 11.04.2024].

Galanthus L. Webb, D.A. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1980). Flora Europaea. Volume 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 77 – 78.