Editing Galanthus (section)

=== Phylogeny ===

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| title=Cladogram of evolutionary lines in ''Galanthus'' ''sensu'' Ronsted ''et al.''{{sfn|Ronsted et al.|2013}}
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| cladogram={{clade|style="text-align:right; padding:2.5px; background:#eef"; width:500px;
| label1=Galantheae
| 1={{clade
|   1=''Galanthus''
|   2={{clade
|     1=''Acis''
|     2=''Leucojum''}}
    }}
}}
}}

''Galanthus'' is one of three closely related genera making up the tribe [[Galantheae]] within subfamily [[Amaryllidoideae]] (family [[Amaryllidaceae]]). Sometimes snowdrops are confused with the other two genera, ''[[Leucojum]]'' and ''[[Acis (plant)|Acis]]'' (both called snowflakes). ''Leucojum'' species are much larger and flower in spring (or early summer, depending on the species), with all six [[tepal]]s in the flower being the same size, although some "poculiform" (goblet- or cup-shaped) ''Galanthus'' species may have inner segments similar in shape and length to the outer ones. Galantheae are likely to have arisen in the Caucusus.{{sfn|Meerow et al.|2006a}}