Galanthus bursanus is a species of snowdrop described in 2019 from populations in Bursa Province, Northwest Turkey.[2][3][4] This flower is classified as endangered due to factors including climate change, illegal collection, and habitat loss from quarrying and the expansion of agriculture.[4]
| Galanthus bursanus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Genus: | Galanthus |
| Species: | G. bursanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Galanthus bursanus Zubov, Konca & A.P.Davis
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The species is autumn-flowering, with narrow, glaucous, foliage only partly developed at flowering time.
References
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- ^ Gardens, Royal Botanic; Kew (2019-12-17). "Ten amazing new plant and fungi discoveries in 2019 – in pictures". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ^ Shersby, Megan. "Kew selects its top new species of 2019". Discover Wildlife. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ^ a b Zubov, Dimitri A.; Konca, Yıldiz; Davis, Aaron P. (2019-05-18). "Galanthus bursanus (Amaryllidaceae): a new species of snowdrop from the Marmara Sea region, NW Turkey". Kew Bulletin. 74 (2): 18. doi:10.1007/s12225-019-9806-5. ISSN 1874-933X.