The common snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis) is the best-known representative of a small
genus of about 20 species in the
family Amaryllidaceae that are among the first bulbs to bloom in spring.Snowdrops should not be confused with their relatives Snowflakes,
Leucojum species; leucojums are much larger and flower in spring (or early summer, depending on the species), with all six petals in the flower the same size, though it should be noted that some "poculiform" (slipper-shaped) Galanthus can have inner segments similar in length to the outer ones.
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