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Galanthus plicatus M. Bieb.

pleated snowdrop (Amaryllidaceae)

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Galanthus plicatus is characterised by the rolled-under margins of the leaves. The pattern of green on the inner tepals makes this G. plicatus subsp. byzantinus.

Pishill (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2015-03-08

 pleated snowdrop / Galanthus plicatus: _Galanthus plicatus_ is characterised by the rolled-under margins of the leaves. The pattern of green on the inner tepals makes this _G. plicatus_ subsp. _byzantinus_.

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